Sandy Gilchrist
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| Full name | John Alexander Gilchrist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Sandy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 9, 1945 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
[edit]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]
Family
[edit]Glichrist's daughter, Kaleigh Gilchrist, is an Olympian, who represented Team USA in water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Writer, Matthew De George-Senior (July 26, 2021). "Through Twists and Turns, Kaleigh Gilchrist Follows Father's Footsteps to Tokyo Olympics".
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