NICK
GILLINGHAM
MBE
Nick Gillingham
has been ranked
no 1 in the
world for
200m breast
stroke. At
different
stages in
a distinguished
career he
has set three
World, ten
European,
nine Commonwealth
records and
seventeen
British records.
At the Barcelona
Olympics he
was the only
British swimmer
to take a
medal, adding
to his 1988
silver. He
has been European
Champion on
three consecutive
occasions.
Nick has
since been
in demand
as a TV commentator
and has contributed
to magazine
articles.
He is also
venturing
into motivational
/team building
talks. Nick
has now retired
from full
time competitive
sport and
his hobbies
include squash,
running, golf,
theatre, cinema
and photography.
Awards
and Qualifications
MBE 1993
Patron Kent
Learning Centre
for Disabled
Children (1990-97)
Patron CRY
(Cardiac Risk
in the Young)
1996-97
Staffordshire
Swimming Team
Manager (1987-92)
English ASA
Technical
Committee
Member (1989-92)
Birmingham
Sports Personality
of the Year
1991
British Olympic
Association
"Planning
for Success"
course presenter
GB Technical
Committee
Member 1994-95
Amateur Swimming
Association
Consultant
Staffordshire
Executive
Committee
Member 1997
Career
Achievements
1991 200m
World short
course record
2:07:93 Birmingham
1992 100m
Commonwealth
record 61:33
Sheffield
European
Championships
1989 100m
3rd Germany
200m 1st (world
record 2:12:90)
1991 200m
1st (Commonwealth
record 2:12:55)
Greece
1993 100m
2nd
200m 1st (Championship
record 2:12:49)
Sheffield
4 x 100m Medley
3rd (split
60:78 2nd
all time)
Commonwealth
Games
1986 200m
3rd Edinburgh
1990 100m
3rd New Zealand
200m 3rd
1994 200m
1st (games
record) Canada
100m 2nd
4 x 100m medley
3rd
World
Championships
1991 200m
3rd
1993 200m
1st Australia
1993 World
short course
medley relay
3rd
1994 200m
4th
Olympics
1988 200m
2nd (UK record
2:14:12) Seoul
1992 100m
7th Barcelona
200m 3rd (Commonwealth
record 2:11:29)
1996 200m
4th (moved
to bronze
then reinstated)
Atlanta
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