Steven Mellor (swimmer)
{{Short description|British swimmer (born 1973)}}
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| strokes = Freestyle
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| collegeteam =University of Florida
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Macclesfield, England
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{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1994 Victoria|4 x 200m freestyle relay}}
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Steven Mellor (born 11 March 1973) competed for Great Britain in the swimming events at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Swimming career
At 19 years old, Mellor qualified for the final of the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay, finishing in sixth place in a new British Record.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/steven-mellor-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041848/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/steven-mellor-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Steven Mellor Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=25 January 2016}}{{Cite news |author=Hodgson, Guy |title=OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Morales revels in a reunion with the gold: Swimming: Guy Hodgson reports from Barcelona |newspaper=The Independent |date=27 July 1992 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics-barcelona-1992-morales-revels-in-a-reunion-with-the-gold-swimming-guy-hodgson-reports-from-1536118.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics-barcelona-1992-morales-revels-in-a-reunion-with-the-gold-swimming-guy-hodgson-reports-from-1536118.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=25 January 2016}}
Mellor also went on to win a bronze medal when representing England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay.{{Cite news |title=Mellor fuming at selection snub |newspaper=Macclesfield Express |date=9 July 2002 |url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/mellor-fuming-at-selection-snub-2542843 |access-date=25 January 2016}}
He won the 1994 British Championship in the 400 metres freestyle.{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500120050/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=4428ccbc|title=Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32|website=Times Digital Archive}}
Mellor was a college swimmer for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team from 1994 to 1995.{{Cite web |title=Historical Olympics Roster |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/2016/4/27/olympics-roster-historical.aspx |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Florida Gators |language=en}}
Personal life
After representing his country for over 15 years, Mellor retired from swimming in 2002 and now runs a successful sports travel business.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.swimmingtrainingcamps.co.uk/about/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Sports Abroad |language=en}}
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