Bill Kennedy (swimmer)
Appearance
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Full name | William Ray Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Bill" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, Ontario | October 26, 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Ray Kennedy (born October 26, 1952) is a Canadian former swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He swam for Canada's third-place team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100-metre medley relay.[1] He was ineligible to receive a medal under the Olympic swimming rules then in effect, however, because he did not swim in the event final. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-metre backstroke, but did not advance.[1]
Kennedy won a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
See also
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Kennedy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
External links
- Bill Kennedy at World Aquatics
- Bill Kennedy at SwimRankings.net
- Bill Kennedy at Olympics.com
- Bill Kennedy at Olympedia
- Bill Kennedy at Team Canada
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
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