Trevor Martin Smith is a former English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games (Montreal 1976 & Moscow 1980), FINA world championships (1978) and European championships (1977), and swam for England in the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Smith was an Olympic bronze medallist and won six medals in major international swimming championships as a member of British or English teams. He also played American football - Place Kicker while a student-athlete at the

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Swimming

Smith represented Great Britain at the

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and 1980 Olympic Games. He was part of the bronze medal winning team in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay alongside teammates Gary Abraham,

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and David Lowe. Smith also represented Great Britain winning a bronze medal at the 1978 World championships (Berlin) and a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships in Sweden. He represented

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and won a silver medal in the 4×100 metres medley relay and two bronze medals in the freestyle relays, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in

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. He is also a two times winner of the ASA National Championship

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(1977 and 1980). Smith joined the swimming team at the

where he became a 3 time All American, and later becoming their head coach until the team was discontinued in 1996. That same year, he was inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame. In 2019, Smith was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor for his achievements as a Razorback swimmer and football player.

American football

After his collegiate swimming eligibility was exhausted, Smith walked on to the

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team at the University of Arkansas. A barefoot placekicker, he was successful on 22 of 22

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attempts and 5 of 7 field goals in the 1982 campaign, his only season. He was locked in a kicking competition at the beginning of the season, finally satisfying head coach Lou Holtz. Smith played in the 1982

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, where he kicked four extra points in Arkansas' 28-to-24 victory over the Florida Gators.

Family

Smith is from a sporting family. His brother Neil Smith was an international water polo player representing England and Great Britain on the Under 21 years teams, represented Great Britain at the World Life Saving Championships in Berlin in 1978, and British Police and England in the 1974 European Wrestling championships where he won a bronze medal.

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British Olympic Association athlete profile
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Swimming

American football

Family

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