Gavin Meadows

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Gavin Meadows
Personal information
Full nameGavin Meadows
NationalityBritish
Born (1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 48)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCity of Leeds Swim Club
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1998 Perth4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place1999 Hong Kong4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Istanbul4×200 m freestyle
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games (LC)
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur4×100 m freestyle

Gavin Meadows (born 8 September 1977 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.

Swimming career

Meadows competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. A member of the City of Leeds Swim Club he is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton and James Salter.[1]

He represented England in six events and won four medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Three of the medals came in the relay events and he also won an individual bronze in the 100 metres freestyle.[4]

He is a three times winner of the ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title (1996, 1997, 1999) and won the 200 metres freestyle in 1996.[5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.[permanent dead link]
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36". Times Digital Archive.[permanent dead link]
  8. ""For the Record." Times, 12 July 1996, p. 37". Times Digital Archive.