Background
Oliver was born in Nedlands, Western Australia and attended Hale School.
Oliver was born in Nedlands, Western Australia and attended Hale School.
At the age seventeen he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he finished seventh in the 100-metre backstroke. Oliver went on to teach at Mountain Lawley and Hollywood Senior High Schools before taking over the administration of the Education Department"s vacation swimming program He died on 9 July 2011 at the age of 92.