Gregor Tait
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| Born | 20 April 1979 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gregor Tait (born 20 April 1979) is a Scottish backstroke swimmer, and an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain. He has swum for Great Britain (or Scotland as noted) at the:
- Olympics: 2004, 2008
- World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007
- Commonwealth Games (Scotland): 2002, 2006
- Short Course Europeans: 2001, 2003, 2006
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he won the Men's 200m Backstroke in a Games Record, and also won the 200m Individual Medley. In addition, Tait also claimed two bronze medals at the 2006 Games. He was hailed as a "national hero" upon his return by Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell.[1]
Tait was born in Glasgow. He is married to the Australian Olympic swimmer Alice Mills.[2]
Personal bests and records held
[edit]| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 50 m backstroke | 26.05 | 24.52 |
| 100 m backstroke | 54.22 | 51.88 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:56.67 | 1:51.66 |
| 200 m individual medley | 2.00.73 | |
| Key NR:British | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Buckland, Simon (31 December 2006). "Wave power". London: Times Online. Retrieved 25 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Greenwood, Emma (13 March 2012). "Alice tells of rebound from dark days". goldcoast.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
External links
[edit]- British Swimming athlete profile
- British Olympic Association athlete profile Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1979 births
- People educated at Stirling High School
- Scottish male medley swimmers
- British male medley swimmers
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Living people
- Swimmers from Glasgow
- Scottish male backstroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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