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Guy Callaghan

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Guy Callaghan
Personal information
Full nameGuy James Callaghan
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1970-09-07) 7 September 1970 (age 54)
Hastings, Hawke's Bay
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 4x100m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 4×200 m free
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 4x200m free

Guy Callaghan (born 7 September 1970 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay) is a former butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for his native country.

His biggest success came in 1995, at the second edition of the FINA World SC Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Callaghan won the gold medal with the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Team. This was a New Zealand record time and was the 4th fastest time ever recorded.

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References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Callaghan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.