Michael Richards (swimmer)
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| Full name | Michael J. Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1950 Newport, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael J. "Mike" Richards (born 13 September 1950) is a male Welsh former competitive swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]Richards represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Richards advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke, and posted a time of 1:01.27, finishing 15th overall.[1] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971) and the 200 metres backstroke title twice (1970, 1971).[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Richards". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1971, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
External links
[edit]- Michael Richards at World Aquatics
- Michael Richards at Swimrankings.net
- Michael Richards at Olympics.com
- Mike Richards at Olympedia (archive)
- Mike Richards at Team GB
- Michael J. Richards at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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