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John Jack Charles Preston Besford OBE (30 January 1911 – March 1993) was a British backstroke swimmer.He was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy Manchester and died in Spain.Besford was European 100 m backstroke champion in 1934. He won the bronze medal for England at the 1930 British Empire Games and silver at the 1934 British Empire Games both in the 100 yd backstroke event. In 1934 he was also a member of the English team which won the bronze medal in the medley relay contest.