Gordon Black (swimmer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1944 Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event(s) | Freestyle, Butterfly |
| Club | Inverness Amateur Swimming Club |
Gordon Black (born c.1944) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Black lived in Aberdeen but joined the Inverness Amateur Swimming Club in 1966.[1] He specialised in the freestyle and butterfly strokes and won the 100 metres freestyle at the 1966 Scottish ASA trials.[2]
Black represented the Scotland team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in four events. He reached the final of the 110 yards individual freestyle, finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metres freestye relay, with Downie Brown, Alex Galletly and Bobby McGregor[4] and finished fifth in the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Casey Nelson, Eric Henderson and Bobby McGregor.[5]
His brother Ian Black was also an international swimmer for Scotland and coached Gordon.[6]
He emigrated to Canada and the France in 2004. He returned to Masters swimming at the age of 55 to assist with a collar bone inujury.[7]
References
- ^ "Water Polo". Highland News. 29 April 1966. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Aberdeen swimmer Gordon Black". Aberdeen Evening Express. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swim trials have added importance". The Scotsman. 17 March 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "40 Years On". Montrose Review. 24 February 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots pensioner ripped at 76 and feels as good as his 20s in swimming pool". Daily Record. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2025.