Neil McKechnie

{{short description|British swimmer}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|4|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wallasey, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|6|6|1939|4|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Peterborough, England

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{{MedalBronze| 1958 Cardiff|medley relay}}

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Neil McKechnie (28 April 1939 – 6 June 2006) was a British swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/neil-mckechnie-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042722/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/neil-mckechnie-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Neil McKechnie Olympic Results |accessdate=3 October 2016}}

He also represented England and won a bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52966|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} He won the 1956 and 1957 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle titles,{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS202069802/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=84d43e6c|title="Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS202463536/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=266ed2ca|title="13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 Sept. 1957, p. 12|publisher=Times Digital Archive}} the 1955, 1956 and 1957 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS51991843/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=70727cad|title="New Free-Style Record By Roberts." Times, 3 Sept. 1955, p. 3.|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS34035496/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=4e5a1bc4|title="Roberts Fastest Qualifier." Times, 8 Sept. 1956, p. 2|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168646958/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=a21fe16a|title="Miss Grinham Shows Her Versatility." Times, 14 Sept. 1957, p. 10|publisher=Times Digital Archive}}