Gordon Kerr (swimmer)
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Full name | Gordon Maxwell Kerr | |||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Burlington, Ontario | October 4, 1917|||||||||||||||||
Died | March 31, 2009 Lakefield, Ontario | (aged 91)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Maxwell Kerr (October 4, 1917 – March 31, 2009) was a Canadian backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He advanced to the semi-finals of the 100-metre backstroke, but did not qualify for the final. He finished tenth overall.
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, he won the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke competition. He was also a member of the Canadian team which won the silver medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay.
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