Alan Kimber (1949 – 6 September 2012) was an English international swimmer.

He won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.^[1]

He started swimming aged 14, at Southampton Swimming Club, where he later coached after retirement from competitions. He missed the 1968 Summer Olympics due to a shoplifting conviction.^[2] Two years later he was expelled from the national team after an incident of noisy disturbance.^[3]

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards freestyle title in 1966, the 440 yards freestyle in 1966 and 1967,^[4][5] the 1966, 1967 and 1968 880 yards freestyle title ^[6][7][8] and the 1650 yards freestyle titles in 1967 and 1968.^[9][10] He also won the 220 yards medley title in 1966 and the 440 yards medley title in 1966, 1967, and 1968.^[11]

He was married twice and had four sons: Anthony (b. 1974), Stuart (b. 1976), Ryan (b. 1978) and Andrew (b. 1987) and one daughterAnn (b. 1984). He died of cancer three weeks after being hospitalized.^[3]