Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Smith (swimmer)

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 13:15, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Joe Smith (swimmer)

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Perhaps worthy of mention somewhere, but not sufficiently notable for this achievement to require an article. Would once have taken a spot at List_of_successful_English_Channel_swimmers#Oldest_swimmer. Lacks good sources. William Avery (talk) 09:01, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. William Avery (talk) 09:01, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:32, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 09:32, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

• Delete being the oldest person to do something, let alone the oldest x citizen to do something, is not a sign of notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:33, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
• Delete - Not notable. And this part: "Married to Marlene, his biggest fan! Now lives in Deal, Kent and still swims daily." I thought we are Wikipedia, not Gossip Magazine. GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 19:34, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
• Delete - fails WP:BASIC, at best this is a case of WP:ONEEVENT Spiderone 22:38, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

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