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| Full name | Gavin Meadows | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1977 Bradford, West Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Leeds Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gavin Meadows (born 8 September 1977 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.
Meadows competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. A member of the City of Leeds Swim Club he is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton and James Salter. [1]
He represented England in six events and won four medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3] Three of the medals came in the relay events and he also won an individual bronze in the 100 metres freestyle. [4]
He is a three times winner of the ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title (1996, 1997, 1999) and won the 200 metres freestyle in 1996. [5] [6] [7] [8]
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