# Sandy Gilchrist

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{{short description|Canadian former swimmer (born 1945)}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name           = Sandy Gilchrist
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| fullname       = John Alexander Gilchrist
| nicknames      = "Sandy"
| national_team  = Canada
| strokes        = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming), [medley](/source/medley_swimming)
| club           = 
| collegeteam    = 
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [Ocean Falls](/source/Ocean_Falls), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada
| death_date     =
| death_place    =
| height         = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | Canada}}
{{MedalCompetition | [British Empire and Commonwealth Games](/source/British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold | [1966 Kingston](/source/1966_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) | 4×110&nbsp;yd medley}}
{{MedalSilver | [1962 Perth](/source/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games) | 4×110&nbsp;yd freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 1962 Perth | 4×220&nbsp;yd freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 1966 Kingston | 1650&nbsp;yd freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 1966 Kingston | 4×110&nbsp;yd freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver | 1966 Kingston | 4×220&nbsp;yd freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze | 1966 Kingston | 440&nbsp;yd medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | [1963 São Paulo](/source/1963_Pan_American_Games) | [1500&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metre_freestyle)}}
{{MedalSilver | 1963 São Paulo | [4×200&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_200_metre_freestyle_relay)}}
{{MedalSilver | [1967 Winnipeg](/source/1967_Pan_American_Games) | [4×100&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | 1967 Winnipeg | [4×200&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | 1967 Winnipeg | [4×100&nbsp;m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1963 São Paulo | [400&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metre_freestyle)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1963 São Paulo | [4×100&nbsp;m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1963_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_medley_relay)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1967 Winnipeg | [100&nbsp;m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_freestyle)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1967 Winnipeg | [200&nbsp;m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1967 Winnipeg | [400&nbsp;m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1967_Pan_American_Games)}}
}}

'''John Alexander Gilchrist''' (born November 9, 1945) is a Canadian former [swimmer](/source/swimming_(sport)).

==Swimming career==
Gilchrist competed in the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/1964_Summer_Olympics) and [1968 Summer Olympics](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics),<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/sandy-gilchrist-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/sandy-gilchrist-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=8 May 2012}}</ref> with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Alexander Gilchrist results |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/john-alexander-gilchrist#b2p-athlete-olympic-results |website=Olympics |access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the [ASA National British Championships](/source/British_Swimming_Championships) over the [1,650 yards freestyle](/source/British_Swimming_Championships_-_1500_metres_freestyle_winners) in 1965<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS33909008/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=14097c4c|title=FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2|website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref> and the [440 yards medley](/source/British_Swimming_Championships_-_400_metres_medley_winners) title in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS69036301/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c84a371f|title=FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4|website=Times Digital Archive}}</ref>

==Family==
Glichrist's daughter, [Kaleigh Gilchrist](/source/Kaleigh_Gilchrist), is an Olympian, who represented Team USA in [water polo](/source/water_polo) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) and [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/through-twists-and-turns-kaleigh-gilchrist-follows-fathers-footsteps-to-tokyo-olympics/|title=Through Twists and Turns, Kaleigh Gilchrist Follows Father’s Footsteps to Tokyo Olympics|first=Matthew De George-Senior|last=Writer|date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)](/source/List_of_Commonwealth_Games_medallists_in_swimming_(men))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}

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Category:1945 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian male freestyle swimmers
Category:Canadian male medley swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Canada
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in swimming
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada in swimming
Category:Swimmers from British Columbia
Category:Swimmers at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 1967 Pan American Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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