Michael Wenden
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| Full name | Michael Vincent Wenden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Mick", "Mike" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 November 1949 Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a former champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.[1]
Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.[2] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title.[3] She is married to Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon.
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ Mike Wenden. Sports-Reference
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honourees, Michael Wenden (AUS). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ Miss Universe 1989. pageantopolis.com
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| Preceded by Ken Walsh |
Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 19 October 1968 – 23 August 1970 |
Succeeded by Mark Spitz |
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