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| Full name | Michael J. Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1950 Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael J. "Mike" Richards (born 13 September 1950) is a male Welsh former competitive swimmer.
Richards represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Richards advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke, and posted a time of 1:01.27, finishing 15th overall. [1] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971) and the 200 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971). [2] [3] [4]
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