Gavin Meadows

Gavin Meadows (born 8 September 1977 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a former international freestyle swimmer for England and Great Britain.

Gavin Meadows

Personal information
Full name	Gavin Meadows
Nationality	British
Born	(1977-09-08) 8 September 1977 (age 48) Bradford, West Yorkshire
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	City of Leeds Swim Club
Medal record Representing  Great Britain World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1997 Seville 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle Representing  England Commonwealth Games (LC) 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle

Swimming career

Meadows competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. A member of the City of Leeds Swim Club he is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, Andrew Clayton and James Salter.^[1]

He represented England in six events and won four medals, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[2][3] Three of the medals came in the relay events and he also won an individual bronze in the 100 metres freestyle.^[4]

He is a three times winner of the ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title (1996, 1997, 1999) and won the 200 metres freestyle in 1996.^[5][6][7][8]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)