Andy Ritchie (swimmer)

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Andy Ritchie
Personal information
Full nameAndrew James Allan Ritchie
Nickname"Andy"
National teamCanada
Born (1958-12-06) December 6, 1958 (age 65)
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley
ClubThunderbolts Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Sofia 400 m medley

Andrew James Allan Ritchie (born December 6, 1958) is a former swimmer who represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Ritchie competed in the men's 400-metre individual medley, and finished in seventh place in the event final with a time of 4:27.89. [1] He now coaches for his former club Thunder Bay Thunder Bolts.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andy Ritchie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2015.