Sandy Gilchrist
Canadian former swimmer (born 1945)
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Full name | John Alexander Gilchrist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Sandy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1945-11-09) November 9, 1945 (age 78) Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Alexander Gilchrist (born November 9, 1945) is a Canadian former swimmer.
Swimming career
Gilchrist competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics,[1] with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay.[2] Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships over the 1,650 yards freestyle in 1965[3] and the 440 yards medley title in 1965.[4]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandy Gilchrist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "John Alexander Gilchrist results". Olympics. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
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- 1934: 3×100 yards
- 1938 – 1954: 3×110 yards
- 1958 – 1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970 – present: 4×100 metres
- 1934: Gazell, Burleigh, Puddy (CAN)
- 1938: Dove, Davies, Taylor (ENG)
- 1950: Hale, Kendall, Romain (ENG)
- 1954: Weld, Hawkins, Henricks (AUS)
- 1958: Chapman, Monckton, Devitt, Gathercole (AUS)
- 1962: Dickson, O'Brien, Carroll, Berry (AUS)
- 1966: Gilchrist, Chase, Hutton, Jacks (CAN)
- 1970: MacDonald, Kasting, Mahony, Kennedy (CAN)
- 1974: Phillips, Robertson, Pickell, Mahony (CAN)
- 1978: Sawchuk, Thompson, Smith, Tapp (CAN)
- 1982: Orbell, Sieben, Brooks, Evans (AUS)
- 1986: Tewksbury, Davis, Ponting, Baumann (CAN)
- 1990: Cleveland, Gery, Tewksbury, Ponting (CAN)
- 1994: Fydler, Rogers, Miller, Dewick (AUS)
- 1998: Watson, Cowley, Huegill, Klim (AUS)
- 2002: Welsh, Piper, Huegill, Thorpe (AUS)
- 2006: Welsh, Rickard, Klim, Sullivan (AUS)
- 2010: Delaney, Rickard, Huegill, Sullivan (AUS)
- 2014: Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Barrett, Brown (ENG)
- 2018: Larkin, Packard, Irvine, Chalmers (AUS)
- 2022: Williams, Wilby, Guy, Dean (ENG)
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