Tim Ford is an Australian former freestyle swimmer.
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
Medal record |
Ford grew up in Sydney, attending Turramurra High School. Due to the distance he lived from the swimming facility he trained at, he would often board with swimmer Shane Gould.[1]
A graduate of Harvard University, Ford was captain of the varsity swim team during his time in Cambridge.[2]
In 1982, Ford won a silver medal in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, finishing behind Max Metzker. He also competed in that year's World Championships in Ecuador.[3]
Ford, a Swimming Australia board member, is married to former swimmer Susie Baumer.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Down Under Kid With a Gould-en Past". Harvard Crimson. 20 February 1986.
- ^ "Kieren Perkins, Harvard MBA Tim Ford Join Australian Swim Review". Bloomberg.com. 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Australia seeks to reverse slide". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1982. p. 1 (Sports Section) – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Products of the Love Games, McKeon kids follow in wake". The Australian. 26 August 2017.