Roland George Lee (born 30 July 1964) is an English former competitive
swimmer, who attended
Tewkesbury School
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History
The school was the prod ...
.
Swimming career
Lee competed in the European championships and three consecutive Olympics for Great Britain, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Lee specialised in the 100 metres
freestyle.
He represented
England
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and won a
silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay and a
bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the
1986 Commonwealth Games in
Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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. He was also a two times winner of the ASA National Championship in the
100 metres freestyle
The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight ( Blue Ribbon event) of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics.
The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in ...
in (1986 and 1987) and the 1988
200 metres freestyle champion.
See also
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List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming from 1930 to 2022.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
50 metre backstroke
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References
1964 births
Living people
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
English male freestyle swimmers
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
People from Bicester
Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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