Neil Willey
{{short description|British swimmer}}
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| fullname = Neil Edward Willey
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| nationality = British
| strokes = Backstroke
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Enfield, Greater London, England
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Rio de Janeiro| 100 m backstroke}}
{{MedalBronze|1999 Hong Kong| 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze|2000 Athens| 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (SC)}}
{{MedalBronze | 1996 Riesa | 4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Lisbon | 4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 4×100 m medley}}
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Neil Edward Willey (born 11 September 1976) is a male former international backstroke swimmer from England.
Swimming career
Willey represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia).{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/neil-willey-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/neil-willey-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}
He represented England principally in the backstroke events but also won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/52232|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
Willey won several medals (silver and bronze) in the 1990s as a member of the British short course (25 m) relay teams. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 50 metres backstroke title three times (1995, 1997, 2001) and the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1995, 1997).{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502137632/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e57d41ae|title="For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28|website=Times Digital Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500146379/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=1c69e1a7|title="For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40|website=Times Digital Archive}}
See also
References
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Category:English male backstroke swimmers
Category:British male backstroke swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers from the London Borough of Enfield
Category:Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming