John Mills (swimmer)
John Maurice Mills (born 28 March 1953) is a retired British international swimmer.
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Born | 28 March 1953 |
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Sport | Swimming |
Medal record
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Swimming career
He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Eight years later he won double silver in the 100 metres butterfly and the 4 x 100m medley relay, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Montreal, Canada.[4] He also won the ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres butterfly (1972, 1976, 1977, 1978) and the 1971 title in the 200 metres butterfly.[5][6][7][8][9] He also won the 1971 ASA British National 1500 metres freestyle title.[10]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Mills Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Fox, Norman. "Medal not beyond Cunningham." Times, 14 July 1972, p. 11". Times Digital Archive.
- ""Record holder loses to 16-year-old." Times, 27 Aug. 1976, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ""Swimming." Times, 22 July 1977, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
- "Hennessy, John. "Swimming." Times, 29 May 1978, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1971, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
- "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 9 Aug. 1971, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
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