Graham Smith (swimmer)

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Medal record
Graham Smith
Graham Smith
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Olympic Games
Silver 1976 Montreal 4x100m Medley
World Championsips (LC)
Gold 1978 Berlin 200m Medley
Silver 1978 Berlin 100m Breaststroke
Pan American Games
Silver 1979 San Juan 200m Medley
Silver 1979 San Juan 4x100m Medley
Bronze 1979 San Juan 100m Breaststroke

Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He did so alongside Stephen Pickell, Clay Evans, and Gary MacDonald.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, he became the first competitor to win six gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games; he won the 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m individual medleys, and was part of the winning 4x100 freestyle and medley relay teams. Smith twice broke the world record in the men's 200m individual medley (long course). He also won a National Swimming Championship at the University of California Berkeley.

Records
Preceded by
Flag of the United Kingdom David Wilkie		 Men's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
August 23, 1975 – August 4, 1977		 Succeeded by
Flag of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Sidorenko
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Steve Lundquist		 Men's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
August 2, 1978 – August 24, 1978		 Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Jesse Vassallo
Awards
Preceded by
Guy Lafleur		 (Tied with Ken Read)
Lou Marsh Trophy winner
1978		 Succeeded by
Sandra Post


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