Leith Shankland

Leith Shankland (born 30 June 1991) is a South African swimmer. He competed in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is 6'5" and 200 lbs.^[1]

Leith Shankland

Personal information
Born	(1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 (age 33) Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4x100m freestyle relay 2014 Glasgow 4x100m medley relay African Games 2011 Maputo 4x100m freestyle relay 2011 Maputo 4x200m freestyle relay

He also competed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre medley relay and a silver in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. He also qualified for the 100m freestyle final.^[2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was part of the South African teams that won silver in the men's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay and bronze in the men's 4 x 100 m medley relay.^[3]

He is part of the South African freestyle relay team who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay in 2014.^[4]

Since the start 2022, he has started jujitsu at a club based in Wandsworth, London, Guild Fighters and has recently been awarded a blue belt in December 2022.^[5]

References

1. "Glasgow 2014 - Leith Shankland Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. London 2012 profile Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine