Chris Fydler

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Chris Fydler Personal information Full name: Christopher John Fydler Nationality:  Australia Date of birth: November 8, 1972 (1972-11-08) (age 35)

Medal record Men's Swimming Competitor for  Australia Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 4x100m Freestyle World Championships - Long Course Gold 1998 Perth 4x100m Medley Silver 1998 Perth 4x100m Freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 1999 Hong Kong 4x100m Freestyle Gold 1999 Hong Kong 4x100m Medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1999 Sydney 4x100m Freestyle Silver 1991 Edmonton 100m Freestyle Bronze 1999 Sydney 100m Freestyle

Christopher ("Chris") John Fydler (born November 8, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former freestyle swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His finest hour came eight years later, when he was a member of the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team, that defeated the United States and won the gold medal in the prestigieus event, alongside Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Ashley Callus.

[edit] External links

• Swimming Australia profile for Chris Fydler
• Australian Olympic Committee

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 4x100 m freestyle relay 1964: USA (Clark, Austin, Ilman, Schollander) | 1968: USA (Zorn, Rerych, Spitz, Walsh) | 1972: USA (Edgar, Murphy, Heidenreich, Spitz) | 1984: USA (Cavanaugh, Heath, Biondi, Gaines) | 1988: USA (Jacobs, Dalbey, Jager, Biondi) | 1992: USA (Hudepohl, Biondi, Jager, Olsen) | 1996: USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall, Jr.) | 2000: Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) | 2004: South Africa (Schoeman, Ferns, Townsend, Neethling)