Ross Seymour

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Ross Seymour
Personal information
Born (1953-10-22) 22 October 1953 (age 71)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokesbutterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 200 m butterfly

Ross Seymour (born 22 December 1953) is an Australian former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ross Seymour Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2016.