George Smith (swimmer)
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Full name | George Warren Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edmonton, Alberta |
November 20, 1949 |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley, but did not advance.[1]
At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Smith won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He also won two silver medals in the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, sharing second-place honours with Canadian teammates Ralph Hutton, Robert Kasting and Ron Jacks in both relays.
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