Geoff Shipton

Geoffrey Lloyd Shipton (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Geoff Shipton

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Lloyd Shipton
Nickname	"Geoff"
National team	Australia
Born	(1941-06-04) 4 June 1941 (age 84) Sydney, New South Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley relay British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 110 yd freestyle

The New South Welshman combined with David Theile, Neville Hayes and Terry Gathercole to win silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay, behind the United States and in front of Japanese team by just 0.2 of a second, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. Shipton had previously won a bronze medal in the 110-yard freestyle at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, behind fellow Australians John Devitt and Gary Chapman.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 395. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.