Colin Herring

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Colin Herring
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Born (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 (age 70)
Auckland, New Zealand
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Sport Swimming

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] His son Mark swam for New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]

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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. Leggat, David (24 July 2008). "Swimming: Relieved Herring following in his father's wake". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 March 2017.