Ian Wilson (born 19 December 1970) is a retired long-distance freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1970 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | freestyle swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Borough of Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swimming career edit
He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in fifth place in the men's 1500-metre freestyle event. The previous year he won the silver medal at the 1991 European Long Course Championships in the same event.[1]
He represented England in the 400 metres and 1,500 freestyle events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] Four years later he competed in the 1,500 metres freestyle during the 1994 Commonwealth Games and then took part in a third Games when he swam once again in the 1,500 metres freestyle at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[3] He also won the ASA National Championship in the 1500 metres freestyle on six occasions (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996) [4][5][6][7][8] and also won the 400 metres freestyle title in 1995 and 1996.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 1 Aug. 1994, p. 23". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1996, p. 51". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Results from Crystal Palace." Times, 30 July 1990, p. 30". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Rolley focuses on new horizon." Times, 2 Aug. 1991, p. 35". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lord, Craig. "Baker passes demanding examination of character." Times, 12 June 1992, p. 32". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.