John Alexander Gilchrist (born November 9, 1945) is a Canadian former

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 ...

Swimming career

Gilchrist competed in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay. Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships over the 1,650 yards freestyle in 1965 and the 440 yards medley title in 1965.

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1945 births Living people Canadian male freestyle swimmers Canadian male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Sportspeople from British Columbia Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

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