Sandy Gilchrist

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

Sandy Gilchrist

Personal information
Full name	John Alexander Gilchrist
Nickname	"Sandy"
National team	Canada
Born	(1945-11-09) November 9, 1945 (age 79) Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd medley 1962 Perth 4×110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 4×220 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 1650 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×220 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 440 yd medley Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 1500 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4×200 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley 1963 São Paulo 400 m freestyle 1963 São Paulo 4×100 m medley 1967 Winnipeg 100 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 200 m medley 1967 Winnipeg 400 m medley

Swimming career

Gilchrist competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics,^[1] with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay.^[2] Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships over the 1,650 yards freestyle in 1965^[3] and the 440 yards medley title in 1965.^[4]

Family

Glichrist's daughter, Kaleigh Gilchrist, is an Olympian, who represented Team USA in water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandy Gilchrist". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
2. "John Alexander Gilchrist results". Olympics. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
3. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
4. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
5. Writer, Matthew De George-Senior (July 26, 2021). "Through Twists and Turns, Kaleigh Gilchrist Follows Father's Footsteps to Tokyo Olympics".