Graham Smith (swimmer)

Graham Smith

Personal information
Full name	Donald Graham Smith
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 9, 1958 (1958-05-09) (age 53) Edmonton, Alberta
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Medley and breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  Canada Olympic Games Silver 1976 Montreal 4x100 m medley World Championships (LC) Gold 1978 Berlin 200 m medley Silver 1978 Berlin 100 m breaststroke Commonwealth Games Gold 1978 Edmonton 100 m breaststroke Gold 1978 Edmonton 200 m breaststroke Gold 1978 Edmonton 200 m medley Gold 1978 Edmonton 400 m medley Gold 1978 Edmonton 400 m medley Gold 1978 Edmonton 4x100 m medley relay Gold 1978 Edmonton 4x100 m freestyle relay Pan American Games Silver 1979 San Juan 200 m medley Silver 1979 San Juan 4x100 m medley Bronze 1979 San Juan 100 m breaststroke Summer Universiade Gold 1977 Sofia 100 m breaststroke Gold 1977 Sofia 200 m breaststroke

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. His brother George (born 1949) also competed in swimming.

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 in Berkeley.

References

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

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley 1973: Gunnar Larsson (SWE) 1975: Andras Hargitay (HUN) 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) 1982: Aleksandr Sidorenko (URS) 1986: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) 1991: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) 1994: Jani Sievinen (FIN) 1998: Marcel Wouda (NED) 2001: Massimiliano Rosolino (USA) 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) 2005: Michael Phelps (USA) 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) 2009: Ryan Lochte (USA) 2011: Ryan Lochte (USA)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 100 m Breaststroke 1962 – 1966: 110 Yards Breaststroke 1970 – 2010: 100 Metres Breaststroke 1962: Ian O'Brien (AUS) 1966: Ian O'Brien (AUS) 1970: Bill Mahony (CAN) 1974: David Leigh (ENG) 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) 1982: Adrian Moorhouse (ENG) 1986: Victor Davis (CAN) 1990: Adrian Moorhouse (ENG) 1994: Phil Rogers (AUS) 1998: Simon Cowley (AUS) 2002: Adam Whitehead (ENG) 2006: Christopher Cook (ENG) 2010: Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke 1930 – 1934: 200 Yards Breaststroke 1938 – 1966: 220 Yards Breaststroke 1970 – 2010: 200 Metres Breaststroke 1930: Jack Aubin (CAN) 1934: Norman Hamilton (SCO) 1938: John Davies (ENG) 1950: David Hawkins (AUS) 1954: Jack Doms (NZL) 1958: Terry Gathercole (AUS) 1962: Ian O'Brien (AUS) 1966: Ian O'Brien (AUS) 1970: Bill Mahony (CAN) 1974: David Wilkie (SCO) 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) 1982: Victor Davis (CAN) 1986: Adrian Moorhouse (ENG) 1990: Jonathan Cleveland (CAN) 1994: Nick Gillingham (ENG) 1998: Simon Cowley (AUS) 2002: Jim Piper (AUS) 2006: Mike Brown (CAN) 2010: Brenton Rickard (AUS)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Individual Medley 1970: George Smith (CAN) 1974: David Wilkie (SCO) 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) 1982: Alex Baumann (CAN) 1986: Alex Baumann (CAN) 1990: Gary Anderson (CAN) 1994: Matthew Dunn (AUS) 1998: Matthew Dunn (AUS) 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) 2006: Gregor Tait (SCO) 2010: James Goddard (ENG)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley 1962 – 1966: 440 yards individual medley 1970 – 2010: 400 metres individual medley 1962: Alex Alexander (AUS) 1966: Peter Reynolds (AUS) 1970: George Smith (CAN) 1974: Mark Treffers (NZL) 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) 1982: Alex Baumann (CAN) 1986: Alex Baumann (CAN) 1990: Robert Bruce (AUS) 1994: Matthew Dunn (AUS) 1998: Trent Steed (AUS) 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) 2006: David Carry (SCO) 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay 1962 – 1966: 4×110 Yards Freestyle 1970 – 2010: 4×100 Metres Freestyle 1962: Australia (Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps) 1966: Australia (Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle) 1970: Australia (White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish) 1974: Canada (?, ?, ?, ?) 1978: Canada (Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt) 1982: Australia (Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks) 1986: Australia (Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks) 1990: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper) 1994: Australia (Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan) 1998: Australia (Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim) 2002: Australia (Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe) 2006: South Africa (Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling) 2010: Australia (Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen)

Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay 1934: 3×100 Yards Medley 1938 – 1954: 3×110 Yards Medley 1958 – 1966: 4×110 Yards Medley 1970 – 2010: 4×100 Metres Medley 1934: Canada (Gazell, Burleigh, Puddy) 1938: England (Dove, Davies, Taylor) 1950: England (Hale, Kendall, Romain) 1954: Australia (Weld, Hawkins, Henricks) 1958: Australia (Chapman, Monckton, Devitt, Gathercole) 1962: Australia (Dickson, O'Brien, Carroll, Berry) 1966: Canada (Gilchrist, Chase, Hutton, Jacks) 1970: Canada (MacDonald, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish) 1974: Canada (MacDonald, Kasting, Mahony, Kennedy) 1978: Canada (Sawchuk, Thompson, Smith, Tapp) 1982: Australia (Orbell, Sieben, Brooks, Evans) 1986: Canada (?, ?, ?, ?) 1990: Canada (Cleveland, Gery, Tewksbury, Ponting) 1994: Australia (Fydler, Rogers, Miller, Dewick) 1998: Australia (Watson, Cowley, Huegill, Klim) 2002: Australia (Welsh, Piper, Huegill, Thorpe) 2006: Australia (Welsh, Rickard, Klim, Sullivan) 2010: Australia (Delaney, Rickard, Huegill, Sullivan)

Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 100 m Breaststroke 1967: Ken Merten (USA) 1970 – 1973: Nikolay Pankin (URS) 1977: Graham Smith (CAN) 1979: Vladimir Fliont (URS) 1981: Nick Nevid (USA) 1983: Shigehiro Takahashi (JPN) 1985: John Moffet (USA) 1987: Lorenzo Carbonari (ITA) 1991: Brian Pajer (USA) 1993: Jud Crawford (USA) 1995: Akira Hayashi (JPN) 1997: Stanislav Lopukhov (RUS) 1999: Andrey Perminov (RUS) 2001: Oleg Lisogor (UKR) 2003: James Gibson (GBR) 2005: Oleg Lisogor (UKR) 2007: Valeriy Dymo (UKR) 2009: Igor Borysik (UKR) 2011: Giedrius Titenis (LTU)

Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke 1959: Hans-Joachim Tröger (FRG) 1961: Yuriy Funikov (URS) 1963: Ivan Karetnikov (URS) 1965: Osamu Tsurumine (JPN) 1967: Ken Merten (USA) 1970: Rick Colella (USA) 1973: Nikolay Pankin (URS) 1977: Graham Smith (CAN) 1979: Vladimir Tarasov (URS) 1981: Arsen Miskarovs (URS) 1983: Robertas Žulpa (URS) 1985: John Moffet (USA) 1987: Alexandre Yokochi (POR) 1991: Gary O'Toole (IRL) 1993: Mario González (CUB) 1995: Aleksandr Tkachev (RUS) 1997: Chikara Nakashita (JPN) 1999: Roman Makarov (RUS) 2001: Davide Rummolo (ITA) 2003: Sergei Gerasimov (RUS) 2005: Sławomir Kuczko (POL) 2007: Grigory Falko (RUS) 2009: Igor Borysik (UKR) 2011: Giedrius Titenis (LTU) / Glenn Snyders (NZL)

Persondata
Name	Smith, Graham
Alternative names
Short description	Swimmer
Date of birth	May 9, 1958
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta
Date of death
Place of death