Gregor Tait
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Born | (1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 (age 45) Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | City of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gregor Tait (born 20 April 1979) is a Scottish backstroke swimmer, and an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain. He has swum for Great Britain (or Scotland as noted) at the:
- Olympics: 2004, 2008
- World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007
- Commonwealth Games (Scotland): 2002, 2006
- Short Course Europeans: 2001, 2003, 2006
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he won the Men's 200m Backstroke in a Games Record, and also won the 200m Individual Medley. In addition, Tait also claimed two bronze medals at the 2006 Games. He was hailed as a "national hero" upon his return by Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell.[1]
Tait was born in Glasgow. He is married to the Australian Olympic swimmer Alice Mills.[2]
Personal bests and records held
Event | Long course | Short course |
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50 m backstroke | 26.05 | 24.52 |
100 m backstroke | 54.22 | 51.88 |
200 m backstroke | 1:56.67 | 1:51.66 |
200 m individual medley | 2.00.73 | |
Key NR:British |
See also
- Commonwealth Games records in swimming
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ Buckland, Simon (31 December 2006). "Wave power". London: Times Online. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- ^ Greenwood, Emma (13 March 2012). "Alice tells of rebound from dark days". goldcoast.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
External links
- British Swimming athlete profile
- British Olympic Association athlete profile
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- 1962 – 1966: 220 yards
- 1970 – present: 200 metres
- 1962: Julian Carroll (AUS)
- 1966: Peter Reynolds (AUS)
- 1970: Michael Richards (WAL)
- 1974: Brad Cooper (AUS)
- 1978: Gary Hurring (NZL)
- 1982: Cameron Henning (CAN)
- 1986: Sandy Goss (CAN)
- 1990: Gary Anderson (CAN)
- 1994: Adam Ruckwood (ENG)
- 1998: Mark Versfeld (CAN)
- 2002: James Goddard (ENG)
- 2006: Gregor Tait (SCO)
- 2010: James Goddard (ENG)
- 2014: Mitch Larkin (AUS)
- 2018: Mitch Larkin (AUS)
- 2022: Brodie Williams (ENG)
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