Daniel Sherry

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Dan Sherry
Personal information
Full nameDaniel John Sherry
Born (1946-04-02) 2 April 1946 (age 79)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubNorth York Lions Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1963 São Paulo 4 x 100 m medley relay

Daniel John Sherry (born 2 April 1946) is a male Canadian former swimmer. Sherry competed in five events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

He broke the world record for 110 yards butterfly in 1965, on his way to winning the ASA National British Championships after setting a time of 58.1 sec, the event was 'open' to all nationalities. He also won the 220 yards butterfly title. [2] [3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Sherry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  3. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.