Colin Herring

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Colin Herring
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 (age 72)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle

Colin Herring (born 1 March 1953) is a New Zealand swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics [1] and is New Zealand Olympian number 280. [2]

Herring attended the University of Alabama and was part of the 800 freestyle relay that earned Alabama's first All- America honors at the NCAA Championship alongside Leo French, Jim LaMontagne and Jeff Wade. [3]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Herring placed 22nd (equal) in the 100 metre freestyle [4] in a time of 54.41 and 26th in the 200 metre freestyle in a time of 2:00.29. [5]

His son Mark swam for New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Herring Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Colin Herring". New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "University of Alabama Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame". Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Olympedia – 100 metres Freestyle, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – 200 metres Freestyle, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Leggat, David (24 July 2008). "Swimming: Relieved Herring following in his father's wake". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 March 2017.


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