David Cummins

David Cummins
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Born (1961-12-27) 27 December 1961 (age 64)
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David Cummins (born 27 December 1961) is an Irish former swimmer. Originally from Dublin, he participated in the British Amateur Swimming Association short course championships in 1980, winning three titles. Cummins, who held a number of Irish records, represented the country in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ "David has the class to reach Olympic final". Belfast Telegraph. Antrim, Northern Ireland. 18 June 1980. p. 28 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. David Cummins [..is an..] 18-year-old Irish officer cadet from Dublin
  2. ↑ "David's six golds make him Irish number one". News Letter. Antrim, Northern Ireland. 17 July 1978. p. 9 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Dubliner David Cummins emerged as Ireland's greatest all round swimmer. David collected no fewer than six gold medals
  3. ↑ "The Liffey Swim: The 1980's Decade – Part 1 – 1980-1981" (PDF), dublinswimmingclub.ie, p. 11, retrieved 16 April 2026, At the [1980] British Short Course Championships held in Salford, Army Officer Cadet David Cummins (Curragh) won three titles – 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle
  4. ↑ "David causes 'waves' in ASA". News Letter. Antrim, Northern Ireland. 8 April 1980. p. 9 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Irishman David Cummins, whose presence at the Coca-Cola national short course championships at Salford has been a big talking point, has exposed a loophole in the Amateur Swimming Association's laws
  5. ↑ "Gary smashes two more records and collects four national titles". Wicklow People. Wicklow, Ireland. 7 August 1987. p. 37 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. [Gary O'Toole] broke two of the best and longest standing records in the book set by former Olympic swimmer David Cummins, regarded as one of the best swimmers ever to represent Ireland. Both records had stood for eight years
  6. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Cummins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2017.