Donald Shanks (swimmer)
# Donald Shanks (swimmer)

Donald Joseph Shanks (3 October 1922 – 4 October 1978) was a Bermudian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

Shanks served in the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers and the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator during the Second World War. He was awarded the Defence Medal for his service. Shanks died of cancer in 1978.

