Malcolm Windeatt

Malcolm Barrie Windeatt (born 5 April 1952) is a former British international swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Malcolm Windeatt

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Barrie Windeatt
Nationality	British
Born	(1952-04-05) 5 April 1952 (age 73) Torquay, Devon, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Torquay Leander, Harpurhey
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  England British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle

Swimming career

Born in Torquay, Windeatt moved to Manchester in his late teens due to a lack of suitable training facilities in his home town, choosing to study at the University of Manchester.^[1][2]

Windeatt represented England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, and finishing eighth in the individual 100 m freestyle.^[3][4][5]

Windeatt represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, swimming the individual 100 m freestyle, where he did not progress beyond the heats, and forming part of the 4×100 m medley relay team who finished seventh.

Windeatt is a four times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972).^[6][7][8][9]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)