BRITAIN'S ATHLETES IN TRAINING CAMP Over 200 athletes , coaches , officials and observers gathered together at Butlin ' s in Camp Clacton on Sea for the first pre Olympic " Get Together " in British History . This enabled our Olympic Hopes to get to know each other , thereby improving the eventual team spirit and comradeship of the British Team Photo Shows : J Archer ( Nottingham ) who has been chosen to represent Britain in the 100 metres in the Olympics 19th April 1948