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| Born | 23 November 1931 Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allen Thomas Gilchrist (born 23 November 1931) is a Canadian former freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1] He is the older brother of Sandy Gilchrist. [2]
Michael Steward Heath is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in freestyle events. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a former world record-holder in two relay swimming events. A native of Texas, he won two national collegiate championship competing for the University of Florida. During his elite swimming career, Heath won ten medals in major international championships, including seven golds, two silvers and a bronze, spanning the Olympic Games, FINA World Championships, and Pan Pacific Championships.
Allen McIntyre Stack was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
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Sandra Lynn Neilson, also known by her married name Sandy Bell, is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
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Melvin Monroe Stewart Jr. is an American swimming promoter, former competition swimmer and world record-holder who won two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is the co-founder and publisher of the swimming news website, SwimSwam, and a producer-director of commercials through his company, Gold Medal Media.
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