Glenn Patching

{{short description|Australian swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}

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| name = Glenn Patching

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| fullname = Glenn Scott Patching

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| national_team = Australia

| strokes = Backstroke, freestyle

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|4|12|df=y}}

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| height = {{convert|1.89|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 1978 Edmonton | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 1978 Edmonton | 4×100 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 1978 Edmonton | 4×100 m medley}}

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Glenn Scott Patching (born 12 April 1958) was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won the gold medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976.