Peter Mathieson (swimmer)

{{short description|New Zealand swimmer}}

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| name = Peter Mathieson

| birth_name = Peter Emil Thomas Schwartz

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|12|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New Plymouth, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|10|12|1914|12|01|df=yes}}

| death_place = Queensland, Australia

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| country = New Zealand

| sport = Swimming

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| nationals = 100 yds backstroke champion (1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950){{cite book |editor-last=McLintock |editor-first=A.H. |editor-link=Alexander Hare McLintock |chapter=Swimming—national championships |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/swimming-national-championships |access-date=14 July 2021 |year=1966 |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage}}

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

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{{MedalCompetition|British Empire Games}}

{{MedalBronze|1950 Auckland|3×110 yd medley relay}}

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Peter Emil Thomas Mathieson (né Schwartz; 1 December 1914 – 12 October 1986) was a New Zealand swimmer who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 330 yards medley relay. His teammates for the relay were Lyall Barry and John Shanahan. He also competed in the men's 100 yards backstroke where he placed 4th.[http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=26854 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website]{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}