Bill Kennedy (swimmer)

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Bill Kennedy
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ray Kennedy
Nickname"Bill"
National teamCanada
Born (1952-10-26) October 26, 1952 (age 71)
London, Ontario
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team University of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Cali 100 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley

William Ray Kennedy (born October 26, 1952) is a Canadian former swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He swam for Canada's third-place team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100-metre medley relay. [1] He was ineligible to receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules then in effect, however, because he did not swim in the event final. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-metre backstroke, but did not advance. [1]

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Kennedy won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Kennedy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2015.