Martin Smith (swimmer)

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Martin Smith
Personal information
Full nameTrevor Martin Smith
National teamGreat Britain
Born (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 62)
Hitchen, Hertfordshire UK
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight200 LBS
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Arkansas
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Moscow 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Berlin 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle

Trevor Martin Smith is a former English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games (Montreal 1976 & Moscow 1980), FINA world championships (1978) and European championships (1977), and swam for England in the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Smith was an Olympic bronze medallist and won six medals in major international swimming championships as a member of British or English teams. He also played American football - Place Kicker while a student-athlete at the University of Arkansas.

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Swimming

Smith represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. He was part of the bronze medal winning team in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay alongside teammates Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew and David Lowe. Smith also represented Great Britain winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World championships (Berlin) and a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships in Sweden. He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4×100 metres medley relay and two bronze medals in the freestyle relays, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1] [2] He is also a two times winner of the ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle (1977 and 1980). In addition, Smith was a water polo player, representing Great Britain at the senior and Under 18 level. [3] [4]

Smith joined the swimming team at the University of Arkansas where he became a 3 time All American, and later becoming their head coach until the team was discontinued in 1996. [5] [6] That same year, he was inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame. In 2019, Smith was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor for his achievements as a Razorback swimmer, football player and coach. [7]

American football

After his collegiate swimming eligibility was exhausted, Smith walked on to the Arkansas Razorbacks football team at the University of Arkansas. A barefoot placekicker, he was successful on 22 of 22 point after touchdown attempts and 5 of 7 field goals in the 1982 campaign, his only season. [8] He was locked in a kicking competition at the beginning of the season, finally satisfying head coach Lou Holtz. Smith played in the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl, where he kicked four extra points in Arkansas' 28-to-24 victory over the Florida Gators. [9]

Family

Smith is from a sporting family. His brother Neil Smith was an international water polo player representing England and Great Britain on the Under 21 years teams, represented Great Britain at the World Life Saving Championships in Berlin in 1978, and British Police and England in the 1974 European Wrestling championships where he won a bronze medal.

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References

  1. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ""Swimming." Times, 25 July 1977, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
  4. Hennessy, John (27 May 1980). "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 27 May 1980, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
  5. Henry, Orville; Bailey, Jim (1 January 1996). The Razorbacks: A Story of Arkansas Football. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   9781557284303.
  6. "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. 3 April 1996. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. "Arkansas Swimming : Hall of Fame". teamunify.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. "Arkansas 1964 National Championship" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  9. Henry, Orville; Bailey, Jim (1 January 1996). The Razorbacks: A Story of Arkansas Football. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   9781557284303.