Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)

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Graham Smith
Personal information
Full name Donald Graham Smith
National team  Canada
Born (1958-05-09) May 9, 1958 (age 65)
Edmonton, Alberta
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke, medley
College team University of California, Berkeley

Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who won a silver medal in the men's 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. He did so alongside teammates Stephen Pickell, Clay Evans and Gary MacDonald. His brother George also competed in swimming.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, he became the first competitor to win six gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games; he won the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke, 200- and 400-metre individual medleys, and was part of the winning 4x100-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre medley relay teams. Smith twice broke the world record in the men's 200-metre individual medley (long course).

He also won a NCAA national swimming championship at the University of California, Berkeley.

See also

References

  • Graham Smith – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com


Records
Preceded by Men's 200-metre individual medley
world record-holder

August 23, 1975 – August 4, 1977
August 2 – 24, 1978
Succeeded by

Aleksandr Sidorenko
Jesse Vassallo

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