Malcolm Windeatt

Malcolm Windeatt
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Barrie Windeatt
Nationality British
Born (1952-04-05) 5 April 1952
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Torquay Leander, Harpurhey

Malcolm Barrie Windeatt (born 5 April 1952) is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Born in Torquay, he moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manchester.[1][2]

He represented England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, winning a bronze in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, and finishing eighth in the individual 100 m freestyle.

He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, swimming the individual 100 m freestyle, where he did not progress beyond the heats, and forming part of the 4×100 m medley relay team who finished seventh.

See also

References

  1. "Sport in Brief". The Guardian. 1971-11-03. p. 23.
  2. "Ruffled Scots Agree on Finance". The Guardian. 1973-04-02. p. 19.


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