Martin Smith (swimmer)

Martin Smith
Personal information
Full name Trevor Martin Smith
National team Great Britain
Born (1958-01-10) 10 January 1958
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Arkansas

Trevor Martin Smith (born 10 January 1958) is a former English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Smith was an Olympic bronze medallist and won six medals in major international swimming championships as a member of British or English relay teams. He also played American football while a student-athlete at the University of Arkansas.

Swimming

Smith represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. He was part of the bronze medal winning team in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay alongside teammates Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew and David Lowe.

Smith joined the swimming team at the University of Arkansas, later becoming their head coach until the team was discontinued in 1996.[1][2] That same year, he was inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

American football

After his collegiate swimming eligibility was exhausted, Smith walked on to the Arkansas Razorbacks football team at the University of Arkansas. A barefoot placekicker, he was successful on 22 of 22 point after touchdown attempts and 3 of 7 field goals in the 1982 campaign, his only season.[4] He was locked in a kicking competition throughout the season, never fully satisfying head coach Lou Holtz. Smith played in the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl, where he kicked four extra points in Arkansas' 28-to-24 victory over the Florida Gators.[5]

Family

Smith is from a sporting family. His brother Neil Smith was an international water polo player representing England and Great Britain on the Under 21 years teams, Great Britain at the World Life Saving Championships in Berlin in 1978, and British Police and England in the 1974 European Wrestling championships where he won a bronze medal.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Henry, Orville; Bailey, Jim (1996-01-01). The Razorbacks: A Story of Arkansas Football. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781557284303.
  2. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. 1996-04-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas Swimming : Hall of Fame". www.teamunify.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  5. ↑ Henry, Orville; Bailey, Jim (1996-01-01). The Razorbacks: A Story of Arkansas Football. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781557284303.
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