George Smith (swimmer)

George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and seventh in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. He also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley, but did not advance.[1]

George Smith

Personal information
Full name	George Warren Smith
National team	Canada
Born	November 20, 1949 Edmonton, Alberta
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
College team	University of British Columbia
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 200 m medley 1970 Edinburgh 400 m medley 1970 Edinburgh 4x100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4x200 m freestyle

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Smith won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medley events. He also won two silver medals in the 4x100-metre and 4x200-metre freestyle relay events, sharing second-place honours with Canadian teammates Ralph Hutton, Robert Kasting and Ron Jacks in both relays.

Inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1976.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.