At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men's 880 yards Freestyle Relay and two bronze medals in the 440 and 1650 yards freestyle races.[2]
Lucas won a swimming scholarship to the University of Iowa in 1951, becoming the first New Zealander to win a sports scholarship to the United States. Lucas travelled to Iowa via the United Kingdom, where he won the 220 yards and 440 yards freestyle events at the British championships.[1] In 1952, despite being rated the second-best swimmer in the British Empire, his nomination for the New Zealand team for the Helsinki Olympics was rejected.[3]
After his return to New Zealand from Iowa in 1957, Lucas worked in his father's menswear store in Queen Street, Auckland, and later was a sales representative for May & Baker.[3] He was active in surf lifesaving, having joined the Piha Surf Life Saving Club in 1944,[4] and served as the club's president for 16 years.[1] In 1958 he won the men's open individual surf race at the New Zealand national surf lifesaving championships.[5]
Lucas died in Auckland in 2002 after a short illness.[1][6]
buddy, lucas, swimmer, frederick, ross, buddy, lucas, 1931, october, 2002, zealand, swimmer, surf, lifesaver, buddy, lucaspersonal, informationfull, namefrederick, ross, lucasborn, 1931, 1931auckland, zealanddied18, october, 2002, 2002, aged, auckland, zealand. Frederick Ross Buddy Lucas 22 May 1931 18 October 2002 was a New Zealand swimmer and surf lifesaver Buddy LucasPersonal informationFull nameFrederick Ross LucasBorn 1931 05 22 22 May 1931Auckland New ZealandDied18 October 2002 2002 10 18 aged 71 Auckland New ZealandRelativesFred Lucas father SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleCollege teamUniversity of IowaMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting New ZealandBritish Empire Games1950 Auckland 880 y Freestyle Relay1954 Vancouver 330 y Medley Relay1950 Auckland 440 yards Freestyle1950 Auckland 1650 yards FreestyleBiography editLucas was born in Auckland in 1931 the son of All Black Fred Lucas He was educated at Mt Albert Grammar School where he excelled at rugby and swimming 1 At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men s 880 yards Freestyle Relay and two bronze medals in the 440 and 1650 yards freestyle races 2 Lucas won a swimming scholarship to the University of Iowa in 1951 becoming the first New Zealander to win a sports scholarship to the United States Lucas travelled to Iowa via the United Kingdom where he won the 220 yards and 440 yards freestyle events at the British championships 1 In 1952 despite being rated the second best swimmer in the British Empire his nomination for the New Zealand team for the Helsinki Olympics was rejected 3 In 1954 at the Vancouver British Empire and Commonwealth Games Lucas won a silver medal as part of the men s 330 yards medley relay 2 After his return to New Zealand from Iowa in 1957 Lucas worked in his father s menswear store in Queen Street Auckland and later was a sales representative for May amp Baker 3 He was active in surf lifesaving having joined the Piha Surf Life Saving Club in 1944 4 and served as the club s president for 16 years 1 In 1958 he won the men s open individual surf race at the New Zealand national surf lifesaving championships 5 Lucas died in Auckland in 2002 after a short illness 1 6 See also editList of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming men References edit a b c d Potter Tony 27 October 2002 Buoyant Buddy worked on water Sunday Star Times p 11 a b Buddy Lucas profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 July 2013 a b Thompson Wayne 26 October 2002 Obituary Buddy Lucas The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 12 July 2013 Buddy Lucas 1931 2002 Retrieved 12 July 2013 Romanos J 2001 New Zealand sporting records and lists Auckland Hodder Moa Beckett Thompson Wayne 24 October 2002 Rescuers salute Piha s local hero The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 12 July 2013 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a New Zealand swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buddy Lucas swimmer amp oldid 1165882631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
