Gary MacDonald (swimmer)

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Gary MacDonald
Personal information
Full nameGary Wayne MacDonald
National teamCanada
Born (1953-12-15) December 15, 1953 (age 70)
Mission, British Columbia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamSimon Fraser University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Edmonton 100 m freestyle

Gary Wayne MacDonald (born December 15, 1953) is a freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won a silver medal in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He did so alongside Graham Smith, Clay Evans, and Stephen Pickell. Gary was the Canadian record holder in the 50-metre freestyle as well. He also won two silver medals in relay events at the 1975 Pan American Games.

MacDonald lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was the head coach of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club until his retirement in 2004; a position he had held for twenty two years. He was an assistant coach with the Dalhousie University Tigers varsity swim club for 11 years. In September 2015, he became the Acadia University head coach for the Axemen and Axewomen varsity swim team.

The Gary MacDonald Park was recently opened in Mission, named after him.[citation needed]

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary MacDonald". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13.