Had my photo took with him,when visiting my school..was about 1982.remember him being a nice guy
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Sad to hear today of the death of David Wilkie at the relatively young age of 70. Only seems like yesterday that he was at the forefront of British Swimming/Athletics when Gold Medal Winners from our home countries were few and far between. A true Olympian from the days when you had to fit training in around trying to earn a living.
RIP David
https://www.bbc.com/sport/swimming/a...s/c3ggndekv8lo
Had my photo took with him,when visiting my school..was about 1982.remember him being a nice guy
Remember him winning gold Olympics 76 memorable. R I P
The first British swimmer to win a GOLD medal. RIP David.
A very well spoken Gentleman. In his own words.
Bumping as I find this a great story. It would be an amazing feat if his son can achieve what he's aiming to do. At the age of 33 and a non-competitive swimmer trying to beat his Dad's record from 50 years ago when he was a competitive swimmer and only 22 years old. About as tough as challenges get and all for a good cause as well as his own personal reasons.
https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/dav...060000933.html
Remember staying up really late as a school kid to watch him win that Gold Medal at the Montreal Olympics .
It was a really big deal in those days because we didn't win much at the Olympics , certainly nothing like Team GB today .
I remember myself and my mates were all straight to Barnsley Baths the next day such was the impression it left on us .
RIP David , a real superstar of his day .