Alan McClatchey

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| strokes = Freestyle, butterfly, medley

| club = Warrender Baths Club

| collegeteam = University of Michigan

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Alan McClatchey (born 16 September 1956) is a Scottish former swimmer who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and won a bronze medal as a member of the British 4x200-metre freestyle relay with Gordon Downie, David Dunne and Brian Brinkley.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/alan-mcclatchey-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040507/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/alan-mcclatchey-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=5 May 2012}} He swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh, Scotland.Staff (15 January 2013) [http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/permanent-wall-exhibition-to-chart-125-year-history-of-warrender-swimming-club-1-2738121 Permanent wall exhibition to chart 125 year history of Warrender Swimming Club] The Scotsman, Retrieved 24 january 2013 He also swam for the University of Michigan's intercollegiate team while studying there.[https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/olymp2/ol1976.htm Michigan the Olympics 1976 – Montreal]

Sporting career

McClatchey represented Scotland in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.(2014) [http://www.scottishswimming.com/compete/halloffame/dr-alan-mcclatchey.aspx Alan McClatchey] Scottish Swimming, Retrieved 21 November 2014 In 1975 he swam for Scotland at the Three-nations tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia and at the eight-nations swimming tournament in Mallorca, Spain.{{cite book |last=Gilmour |first=Jamie |isbn = 0951678701 |year=1990 |title=One Hundred years of Warrender baths Club |publisher= Macdonald Lindsay Pindar}} He won a silver medal at the 1975 World Championships in Cali, Colombia as part of the British 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with Gordon Downie, Brian Brinkley and Gary Jameson[http://www.fina.org/project/docs/histoFina/HistoFINA_IV_a.pdf Medallists at the FINA World Swimming Championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122929/http://www.fina.org/project/docs/histoFina/HistoFINA_IV_a.pdf |date= 6 September 2015 }} HistoFINA, Volume IV, Tome IV, Before Rome 2009, Retrieved 22 April 2013 In 1976, apart from winning a bronze medal at the Olympics, he broke the British records for the 400 m freestyle, the 200 m butterfly and the 400 m individual medley, the latter while swimming for Great Britain at the Europa Cup in Italy. He also swam for Britain in the 1977 European Aquatics Championships in Jönköping, Sweden,(1977) [http://www.the-sports.org/swimming-mcclatchey-alan-results-identity-s10-c2-b4-o11-w44188.html Alan McClatchey] The Sports Org, Swimming, Retrieved 2 June 2013 won seven Scottish and seven British championships that year and represented Scotland at the annual eight-nations match. He represented Scotland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and at a four-nations match in the Netherlands the same year. McClatchey again represented Scotland at the eight-nations tournament in 1979, broke the Scottish record for the 100 yards butterfly and swam in the 1979 Summer Universiade (World University Games) in Mexico. In 1980 McClatchey swam for Scotland in the eight-nations match (at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh) for the last time and also represented Scotland at an international match in Bremen, Germany.

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 200 metres freestyle title in 1976 and was twice winner of the 400 metres freestyle in 1975 and 1976.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS303922972/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=6383f1af|title="A 13-year-old breaks the barrier." Times, 28 Aug. 1976, p. 18|newspaper=The Times|date=28 August 1976 |page=18 }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151354554/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=a25cae63|title=Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9|newspaper=The Times|date=26 May 1975 |page=9 |last1=Fox |first1=Norman }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168394523/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=d8c6624c|title="Record holder loses to 16-year-old." Times, 27 Aug. 1976, p. 10|newspaper=The Times|date=27 August 1976 |page=10 }} He also won the 200 metres butterfly title in 1975 {{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151354554/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=a25cae63|title=Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9|newspaper=The Times|date=26 May 1975 |page=9 |last1=Fox |first1=Norman }} and was a three times winner of the 400 metres medley title in 1975, 1976 and 1977.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151354554/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=a25cae63|title=Fox, Norman. "Swimming." Times, 26 May 1975, p. 9|newspaper=The Times|date=26 May 1975 |page=9 |last1=Fox |first1=Norman }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS152665886/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=fddfcbb7|title="Bewildered teenager's talent is rewarded." Times, 30 Aug. 1976, p. 9|newspaper=The Times|date=30 August 1976 |page=9 }}{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101417209/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e3149a8c|title="Swimming." Times, 25 July 1977, p. 6|newspaper=The Times|date=25 July 1977 |page=6 }}

Personal life

McClatchey graduated in medicine and pathology from the University of EdinburghAitkin, Jim, (20 November 2014) [http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/sport-exercise/news/hall-of-fame-280514 Trio enters Sports Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063144/http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/sport-exercise/news/hall-of-fame-280514 |date=29 November 2014 }} The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Sport and Exercise, Retrieved 21 November 2014 and in 1973 was a general practitioner in Bristol, England.(2013) [http://wringtonvale.nhs.uk/doctors.htm GP team at Wrington Vale Medical Practice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213022758/http://wringtonvale.nhs.uk/doctors.htm |date=13 December 2013 }} Wrington Vale Medical Practice Website, Pudding Pie lane, Langford, Bristol BS40 5EL, UK, Retrieved 8 December 2013Chambers, Pippa (28 December 2010) [http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/new_and_modern_surgery_for_9_000_patients_1_761191 New and modern surgery for 9,000 patients] The North Somerset Times, Retrieved 8 December 2013 In 2014 McClatchey was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame. In 2019 he was introduced to Wood Trained Swimmers Club in Bristol. He has three children: 2 sons and 1 daughter.

McClatchey's niece, Caitlin McClatchey, won two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/commonwealthgames/2334076/Commonwealth-Games-Determined-McClatchey-is-the-flower-of-Scotland.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Commonwealth Games: Determined McClatchey is the flower of Scotland | first=Anita | last=Lonsbrough | date=2006-03-21}}[http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/caitlin-mcclatchey Caitlin McClatchey] Team GB, British Olympic Association, Retrieved 23 April 2013