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Sandy Gilchrist

Personal information
Full name	John Alexander Gilchrist
Nickname	"Sandy"
National team	Canada
Born	(1945-11-09) November 9, 1945 (age 79) Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd medley 1962 Perth 4×110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 4×220 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 1650 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×220 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 440 yd medley Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 1500 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4×200 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley 1963 São Paulo 400 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4×100 m medley 1967 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 200 m medley 1967 Winnipeg 400 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, with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay. Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships over the 1,650 yards freestyle in 1965 and the 440 yards medley title in 1965.

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.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

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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