Geoffrey Lloyd Shipton (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian former sprint freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome. The New South Welshman combined with

David Theile David Egmont Theile, AO (born 17 January 1938) is an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won consecutive gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, the only Australian to do so. H ...

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and

Terry Gathercole Terrence Stephen Gathercole (25 November 1935 – 30 May 2001), was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He later became a swimming c ...

to win silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay, behind the United States and in front of Japanese team by just 0.2 of a second, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. Shipton had previously won a bronze medal in the 110-yard freestyle at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

in Cardiff, Wales, behind fellow Australians

John Devitt John Thomas Devitt, AM (born 4 February 1937) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, bein ...

and Gary Chapman.

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* 1941 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic swimmers for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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