David Wilkie

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1954 –

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Who is David Wilkie?

David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s. He is the only person to have held British, American, Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic swimming titles at the same time and was the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in 68 years. He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, has been described as Scotland's greatest swimmer and Britain's finest swimmer.

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Born
Mar 8, 1954
Colombo
Also known as
  • David Andrew Wilkie
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Children
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Stewart's Melville College
Lived in
  • Edinburgh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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