Gregor Tait

Gregor Tait

Personal information
Full name	Gregor Tait
Nationality	British
Born	(1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	City of Edinburgh
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for Great Britain European Championships - Short Course Silver 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m medley Bronze 2001 Antwerp 100 m backstroke Competitor for Scotland Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne 200 m backstroke Gold 2006 Melbourne 200 m individual medley Silver 2002 Manchester 200 m backstroke Bronze 2006 Melbourne 100 m backstroke Bronze 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley

Gregor Tait (born 20 April 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish swimmer. He was the Commonwealth Games 200 m backstroke (breaking the Commonwealth Games record) and 200 m individual medley champion at the 2006 games in Melbourne.

In addition to his two titles, Tait also claimed two bronze medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He was hailed as a "national hero" upon his return by Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell.

Tait is married to the Australian Olympic swimmer Alice Tait.

Personal bests and records held

Event	Long course	Short course
50 m backstroke	26.05	24.52
100 m backstroke	54.22	51.88
200 m backstroke	1:56.67 NR	1:51.66 NR
200 m individual medley	2.00.73
Key NR:British

See also

• Commonwealth Games records in swimming

External links

• British Swimming athlete profile
• British Olympic Association athlete profile