Michael Richards (swimmer)

Michael Richards
Personal information
NicknameMike
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1950-09-13) 13 September 1950
Newport, Wales
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNottingham Northern SC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1970 Turin100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1970 Turin200 m backstroke
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1970 Edinburgh200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place1970 Edinburgh100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1970 Edinburgh4x100 m medley relay

Michael J. "Mike" Richards (born 13 September 1950) is a male Welsh former competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Richards represented the Welsh team[1] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the three events.[2] He participated in the 100 metres backstroke and 200 metres backstroke and the 4x100 medley relay and won three medals, a gold, silver and bronze.

Richards represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Richards advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke, and posted a time of 1:01.27, finishing 15th overall.[3] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971) and the 200 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971).[4][5][6]

He was a member of the Nottingham Northern Swimming Club[7] and studied civil engineering at the University of Nottingham.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Wales Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Richards". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. ↑ ""Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ↑ ""Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1971, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ "Alan is aiming for a medal at the Games". Nottingham Guardian. 11 July 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Mike, Diane swim to glory and gold". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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