Raymond Terrell
![]() Raymond Terrell c. 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Southampton, England | 5 May 1953 Deceased January 2020||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | City of Southampton Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raymond James Terrell (born 5 May 1953) is a retired English swimmer who won seven medals at the British Commonwealth Games.
Swimming career[]
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, but failed to reach the finals.[1]
He represented England and won four medals, a double silver in the 2000 metres backstroke and 400 metres medley and a double bronze in the freestyle relay events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he won a further three medals for the England team, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand; a silver and bronze in the freestyle relay events and a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley.[4][5][6]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 1970 400 metres freestyle title, [7] the 200 metres medley title in 1972 and the 400 metres medley title in 1972.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ Raymond Terrell. sports-reference.com
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 5 Aug. 1970, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Fox, Norman. "Medal not beyond Cunningham." Times, 14 July 1972, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Fox, Norman. "ASA seek to add 13 to team for Munich." Times, 17 July 1972, p. 8". Times Digital Archive.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Southampton
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- English male freestyle swimmers
- Male backstroke swimmers
- Male medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- British swimming biography stubs