Glenn Scott Patching (born 12 April 1958) was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won the gold medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976.
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Full name | Glenn Scott Patching | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 12 April 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Patching". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.