Peter Phelps (swimmer)

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Peter Phelps
Personal information
Full namePeter Phelps
National teamAustralia
Born (1945-03-28) 28 March 1945 (age 79)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Perth 4×110 yd freestyle

Peter Phelps (born 28 March 1945) is a former competition swimmer who represented Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Phelps competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 100-metre freestyle event, finishing with a time of 56.1 seconds. He previously anchored the Australian gold medal team in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth.

Phelps worked in the printing industry for many years in Sydney, before retiring in mid-2012. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Phelps". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.