Neil McKechnie
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1939 Wallasey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 June 2006 (aged 67) Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wallasey SC | ||||||||||||||
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Neil John McKechnie (28 April 1939 – 6 June 2006) was a British swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[2] and subsequently represented the English team[3] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 110 yards freestyle event and helped England claim the bronze medal in the final of the men's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Graham Symonds, Christopher Walkden and Graham Sykes.[4][5]
He won the 1956 and 1957 ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle titles,[6][7] the 1955, 1956 and 1957 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle titles and the 1955 and 1956 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle titles.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil McKechnie Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""13-Year-Old Swimmer Of The Year." Times, 16 Sept. 1957, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""New Free-Style Record By Roberts." Times, 3 Sept. 1955, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Roberts Fastest Qualifier." Times, 8 Sept. 1956, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Miss Grinham Shows Her Versatility." Times, 14 Sept. 1957, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.