Ian Wilson (swimmer)
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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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Ian Wilson (born 19 December 1970) is a retired long-distance freestyle swimmer from Great Britain.
Swimming career
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
- ^ "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.
- English male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade gold medalists for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England