Graeme Smith (born 31 March 1976 in Falkirk,

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freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

He swam for Great Britain at the 1996,

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and 2004 Olympics. At the

1996 Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, he garnered the bronze medal in the 1500m Freestyle. He swam for Great Britain (or Scotland as noted) at the: *Olympics: 1996,

, 2004 *World Championships: 1998, 2001, 2003 *Commonwealth Games (Scotland):

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, 2002 *European Championships: 1995, 1997 *Short Course Worlds: 1993, 1997, 1999 *Short Course Europeans: 1998, 2003 He won the 1997 ASA British National 400 metres freestyle title and the seven ASA British National 1500 metres freestyle titles.

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British Swimming athlete profile

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* 1976 births Living people Scottish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Scottish Olympic medallists Alumni of the University of Manchester Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People educated at Bramhall High School Sportspeople from Falkirk Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming {{UK-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

Swimming career

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