Cyrus James Weld (14 August 1936 – 9 August 1996) was an Australian swimmer known for his unorthodox swimming style and extreme pace, who competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, to win the gold medal relay 3 × 110 yards.[1][2][3] Weld suffered from asthma and took up swimming aged 9 for medical reasons.[4]
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| Born | 14 August 1936 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1996 (aged 59) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Our Teenage Swimmers Among World's Best" in The Age, 26 February 1954, p. [9?] (online version)
- ^ The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games, Graham Groom, p. 293 (online version)
- ^ The Queensland Great Schools: A History, T. Max Hawkins, Jacaranda Press, 1965, pp. 85–87
- ^ "History". Asthma Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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