Fraser Walker

Fraser Walker

Personal information
Born	1973
Medal record Men’s swimming Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria 200 m individual medley Representing  Great Britain World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma 200 m individual medley Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo 200 m individual medley

Fraser Walker (born 1973) was a Scottish swimmer specialising in the individual medley events.^[1] He is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's 200 m individual medley at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain,^[2] behind Germany's Christian Keller. He won a gold medal at the 1993 World Student Games in Buffalo, New York, USA^[3] and represented Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games where he won the Bronze medal in the 200 Metres Individual Medley.^[4][5]

He was also the first ever British swimmer to break the two-minute barrier for the 200 m individual medley with a time of 1 minute 58.35 which was set in 1993 also at the World Championships in Palma De Mallorca.^[2] This stood as the British record for four and a half years and the Scottish record for 14 years.^[2] He swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh.^[6]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. Burnside, Elspeth (1 July 1993) Walker takes clubmate's title The Herald, Scotland, Retrieved 23 April 2013
2. Coates, Jonathan (13 january 2008) Record beaten at long last. Tollcross Swimming: Tait and Dale both smash Fraser Walker's standard The Sunday Herald, Retrieved 28 February 2013
3. (16 July 1993) World University Games; Bitter U.S. Swimmer Lashes Out at His Own Team New York Times, Retrieved 23 April 2013
4. Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (Men) GBRAthletics web page, retrieved 21 March 2013
5. (2013) The Stars of Warrender Scottish Swimming, Retrieved 28 February 2013
6. Burnside, Elspeth (7 March 1994) Winning ways of Warrender duo The Herald, Scotland, Retrieved 28 February 2013

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