Nick Gillingham
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 200 m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 200 m Breaststroke | |
Nicholas ("Nick") Gillingham (born January 22, 1967 in Walsall) is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. There he won the silver medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, followed by a bronze one in the same event, four years later in Barcelona.
Gillingham, who was trained by Tim Jones, also won the world title at the first inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca. He broke three world, ten European, nine Commonwealth and seventeen British records during his career and won 17 major championships.
Gillingham was awarded the MBE in 1993 for ‘services to swimming’ and retired from full-time competitive sport in 1996. After retiring, he established a sports communications business focusing on sports marketing, development & events.
Since August 2005 he has been Director of Swimming at Tynemouth Amateur Swimming Club[1], having relocated to the area (his wife Claire hails from nearby Monkseaton). He also competes as a swimming veteran.
