Malcolm Barrie Windeatt (born 5 April 1952) is a former British international swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Swimming career

Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manchester. He represented England at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, and finishing eighth in the individual 100 m freestyle. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, swimming the individual 100 m freestyle, where he did not progress beyond the heats, and forming part of the 4×100 m medley relay team who finished seventh. He is a four times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972).

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1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Torquay English male swimmers Alumni of the University of Manchester Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

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