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

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in Montreal, Quebec. He did so alongside teammates Stephen Pickell, Clay Evans and Gary MacDonald. His brother

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and sister Becky 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 an NCAA national swimming championship at the University of California, Berkeley. Smith was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1978.

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1958 births Living people California Golden Bears men's swimmers Canadian male breaststroke swimmers Canadian male medley swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada World record setters in swimming Lou Marsh Trophy winners Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic swimmers of Canada Swimmers from Edmonton Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub

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