English swimmer
Raymond Terrell
Raymond Terrell c. 1972
Born (1953-05-05 ) 5 May 1953Southampton , England Died January 2020(2020-01-00) (aged 66) Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight 76 kg (168 lb) Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle, medley Club City of Southampton Swimming Club
Raymond James Terrell (5 May 1953 – January 2020) was an English swimmer who won seven medals at the British Commonwealth Games .
Swimming career
He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, but failed to reach the finals.[ 1]
He represented England and won four medals, a double silver in the 200 metres backstroke and 400 metres medley and a double bronze in the freestyle relay events, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh , Scotland .[ 2] [ 3] Four years later he won a further three medals for the England team , at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch , New Zealand; a silver and bronze in the freestyle relay events and a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 1970 400 metres freestyle title, [ 7] the 200 metres medley title in 1972 and the 400 metres medley title in 1972.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ Raymond Terrell . sports-reference.com
^ "1970 Athletes" . Team England.
^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team" . Team England.
^ "Athletes and results" . Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ "1974 Games" . Team England.
^ "Athletes, 1974 England team" . Team England.
^ " "Swimming." Times, 5 Aug. 1970, p. 11" . Times Digital Archive.
^ "Fox, Norman. "Medal not beyond Cunningham." Times, 14 July 1972, p. 11" . Times Digital Archive .
^ "Fox, Norman. "ASA seek to add 13 to team for Munich." Times, 17 July 1972, p. 8" . Times Digital Archive .