Sandy Gilchrist

Sandy Gilchrist
Personal information
Full nameJohn Alexander Gilchrist
Nickname"Sandy"
National teamCanada
Born (1945-11-09) November 9, 1945
Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1966 Kingston4×110 yd medley
Silver medal – second place1962 Perth4×110 yd freestyle
Silver medal – second place1962 Perth4×220 yd freestyle
Silver medal – second place1966 Kingston1650 yd freestyle
Silver medal – second place1966 Kingston4×110 yd freestyle
Silver medal – second place1966 Kingston4×220 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1966 Kingston440 yd medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1963 São Paulo1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1963 São Paulo4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1967 Winnipeg4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1967 Winnipeg4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1967 Winnipeg4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1963 São Paulo400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1963 São Paulo4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1967 Winnipeg100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1967 Winnipeg200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1967 Winnipeg400 m medley

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]

Family

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

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "John Alexander Gilchrist results". Olympics. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
  4. ↑ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ↑ 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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