Sandy Gilchrist

Sandy Gilchrist
Personal information
Full nameJohn Alexander Gilchrist
Nickname"Sandy"
National teamCanada
Born (1945-11-09) November 9, 1945 (age 80)
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, with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4×200 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

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".