David William Leigh (born 22 December 1956) is an English former competitive

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Swimming career

Leigh represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He competed in the

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in Montreal, Canada. Representing England he also competed at the

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at Christchurch, New Zealand, where he beat David Wilkie to the

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in the 100 metres breaststroke. He also won a

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in the 200 metres breaststroke and a

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in the medley relay. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres breaststroke title in 1975.

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1956 births Living people British male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming {{UK-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

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