Harry Taylor (swimmer)

Harry Taylor
Personal information
Full name Harry Taylor
National team  Canada
Born 1968
Edmonton, Alberta
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Edmonton Keyano Swim Club

Harry Taylor (born 1968) is a Canadian former international freestyle swimmer who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

At the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, Taylor set a Canadian record in the 1500-metre freestyle.[2] He again set a Canadian record of 15:12.63 in January 1990.[3] That record was held until 2004 when it was bettered by Kurtis MacGillivary.[4]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Taylor competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 1500-metre freestyle, and finished nineteenth overall.[5]

References

  1. "1988 Olympics - Seoul, South Korea". Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013.
  2. "Swimmers honored". Edmonton Journal. 22 November 1986. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. "MacGillvary best swimmer not to make Olympics". CambridgeTimes. May 4, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. Quinlan, Paul (April 2, 2004). "2004 Telstra Australian Champs and Olympic Trials - Day 7 Finals". SwimmersWorld.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013.
  5. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/harry-taylor-1.html at Sports Reference


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