Gavin Meadows Explained

Gavin Meadows
Fullname:Gavin Meadows
Nationality:British
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:City of Leeds Swim Club
Birth Date:8 September 1977
Birth Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire
Weight:82kg (181lb)
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Gavin Meadows (born 8 September 1977 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.

Swimming career

Meadows competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. A member of the City of Leeds Swim Club he is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton and James Salter.[1]

He represented England in six events and won four medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] [3] Three of the medals came in the relay events and he also won an individual bronze in the 100 metres freestyle.[4]

He is a three times winner of the ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title (1996, 1997, 1999) and won the 200 metres freestyle in 1996.[5] [6] [7] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/gavin-meadows-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: 1998 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: England team in 1998. Commonwealth Games Federation. 11 January 2020. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all. dead.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38. Times Digital Archive.
  6. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40. Times Digital Archive.
  7. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36. Times Digital Archive.
  8. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37. Times Digital Archive.