David Lowe (swimmer)
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| Born | 28 February 1960 (age 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Lowe (born 28 February 1960) is a retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe),[1] he represented the United Kingdom at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100-meters medley relay, alongside teammates Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, and Martin Smith, clocking 3:47.71.[2]
He represented England and won three silver medals in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay and the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]
He won the 1984 ASA National Championship 50 metres freestyle title[5] and three titles in the 100 metres freestyle (1982-1984).[6][7] He also won the 1981 100 metres butterfly title.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Glasgow Herald, Apr 9, 1981
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Lowe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1984, p. 17". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 20 August 1984. p. 17.[dead link]
- ^ ""Miss Croft's victory of mixed emotions." Times, 23 Aug. 1982, p. 15". The Times. 23 August 1982. p. 15.[dead link]
- ^ Still, Athole (25 July 1983). "Still, Athole. "Hardcastle on song in medley." Times, 25 July 1983, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.[dead link]
- ^ Still, Athole (10 August 1981). "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1981, p. 12". The Times. p. 12.
- British Olympic Association athlete profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 2010)
External links
[edit]- David Lowe at World Aquatics
- David Lowe at Team GB
- David Lowe at Olympics.com
- David Lowe at Olympedia
- David Lowe at InterSportStats
- David Lowe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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