George Smith (swimmer)

George Smith

Personal information
Full name	George Warren Smith
National team	Canada
Born	(1949-11-20) November 20, 1949 (age 72) Edmonton, Alberta
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
College team	University of British Columbia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 200 m medley 1970 Edinburgh 400 m medley 1970 Edinburgh 4x100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4x200 m freestyle

George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley, but did not advance.^[1]

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Smith won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He also won two silver medals in the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, sharing second-place honours with Canadian teammates Ralph Hutton, Robert Kasting and Ron Jacks in both relays. His brother Graham and sister Becky also competed in swimming.

Inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1976.

See also[]

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References[]

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