Gary Lord (swimmer)
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Birth name | Gary Michael Lord |
Born | 30 November 1967 |
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Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
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Gary Michael Lord (born 30 November 1967) is an Australian former swimmer.[1]
Lord grew up in the Illawarra and trained at the Shellharbour-Warilla Amateur Swimming Club, where his father Mick was a swim coach. His sister Karen was a swimmer and featured at the 1988 Summer Olympics. An uncle, soccer goalkeeper Ron Lord, was also an Olympian.[1][2]
An Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, Lord was a member of Australia's gold medal-winning 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay team at the Auckland Commonwealth Games.[3] They swam the final in a games record time. He also swam in the 100 metre freestyle event and finished sixth.[4]
References
- ^ a b "A stroke or two above the rest". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1984.
- ^ Mardon, Cydonee (24 July 2012). "Swim coach Mick Lord farewelled". Illawarra Mercury.
- ^ "SWIMMING AIS awards two scholarships". The Canberra Times. 18 January 1985. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "How Curry-Kenny turned villain". The Canberra Times. 27 January 1990. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.