Ken Campbell (swimmer)

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Ken Campbell
Personal information
Born (1949-04-21) 21 April 1949 (age 75)
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 200 m medley

Ken Campbell (born 21 April 1949) is a Canadian former medley swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] Campbell later competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games with the Canadian Team, where he won the silver medal for swimming in the 200m individual medley. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ken Campbell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. "Swimming 200m Individual Medley - Men Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.