Sandy Gilchrist

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| fullname = John Alexander Gilchrist

| nicknames = "Sandy"

| national_team = Canada

| strokes = Freestyle, medley

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada

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| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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John Alexander Gilchrist (born November 9, 1945) is a Canadian former swimmer.

Swimming career

Gilchrist competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and 1968 Summer Olympics,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/sandy-gilchrist-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/sandy-gilchrist-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=8 May 2012}} with his best performance being in 1968, finishing fourth in the 4x200 metres relay.{{cite web |title=John Alexander Gilchrist results |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/john-alexander-gilchrist#b2p-athlete-olympic-results |website=Olympics |access-date=23 May 2021}} Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships over the 1,650 yards freestyle in 1965{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS33909008/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=14097c4c|title=FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2|website=Times Digital Archive}} and the 440 yards medley title in 1965.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS69036301/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=c84a371f|title=FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4|website=Times Digital Archive}}

Family

Glichrist's daughter, Kaleigh Gilchrist, is an Olympian, who represented Team USA in water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/through-twists-and-turns-kaleigh-gilchrist-follows-fathers-footsteps-to-tokyo-olympics/|title=Through Twists and Turns, Kaleigh Gilchrist Follows Father’s Footsteps to Tokyo Olympics|first=Matthew De George-Senior|last=Writer|date=July 26, 2021}}