Michael Wenden

Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.^[1]

Michael Wenden
AM MBE

Personal information
Full name	Michael Vincent Wenden
Nickname(s)	"Mick", "Mike"
National team	Australia
Born	(1949-11-17) 17 November 1949 (age 76) Sydney, New South Wales
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 200 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1973 Belgrade 4×200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×220 yd freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 200 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m medley 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle

Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.^[2] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969^[3] and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".^[4]

Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 100 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay