Bill Puddy
Canadian swimmer (1916–1999)
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Full name | Albert William Puddy | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Bill" | |||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1916-12-19)December 19, 1916 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Died | June 23, 1999(1999-06-23) (aged 82) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
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Albert William Puddy (December 19, 1916 – June 23, 1999) was a competition swimmer who represented Canada in international swimming events during the 1930s. At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, he won a gold medal as a member of the first-place Canadian team in the 3x110-yard medley relay, and a bronze medal in the 200-yard breaststroke. He also swam in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, but did not advance beyond the first round.[1]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Puddy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m medley relay
- 1934: 3×100 yards
- 1938 – 1954: 3×110 yards
- 1958 – 1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970 – present: 4×100 metres
- 1934:
Gazell, Burleigh, Puddy (CAN)
- 1938:
Dove, Davies, Taylor (ENG)
- 1950:
Hale, Kendall, Romain (ENG)
- 1954:
Weld, Hawkins, Henricks (AUS)
- 1958:
Chapman, Monckton, Devitt, Gathercole (AUS)
- 1962:
Dickson, O'Brien, Carroll, Berry (AUS)
- 1966:
Gilchrist, Chase, Hutton, Jacks (CAN)
- 1970:
MacDonald, Kasting, Mahony, Kennedy (CAN)
- 1974:
Phillips, Robertson, Pickell, Mahony (CAN)
- 1978:
Sawchuk, Thompson, Smith, Tapp (CAN)
- 1982:
Orbell, Sieben, Brooks, Evans (AUS)
- 1986:
Tewksbury, Davis, Ponting, Baumann (CAN)
- 1990:
Cleveland, Gery, Tewksbury, Ponting (CAN)
- 1994:
Fydler, Rogers, Miller, Dewick (AUS)
- 1998:
Watson, Cowley, Huegill, Klim (AUS)
- 2002:
Welsh, Piper, Huegill, Thorpe (AUS)
- 2006:
Welsh, Rickard, Klim, Sullivan (AUS)
- 2010:
Delaney, Rickard, Huegill, Sullivan (AUS)
- 2014:
Walker-Hebborn, Peaty, Barrett, Brown (ENG)
- 2018:
Larkin, Packard, Irvine, Chalmers (AUS)
- 2022:
Williams, Wilby, Guy, Dean (ENG)
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