Gary MacDonald (swimmer)

Gary MacDonald

Personal information
Full name	Gary Wayne MacDonald
National team	Canada
Born	(1953-12-15) December 15, 1953 Mission, British Columbia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	Simon Fraser University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley Pan American Games 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m medley Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle 1978 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle 1978 Edmonton 100 m freestyle

Gary Wayne MacDonald (born December 15, 1953) is a freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won a silver medal in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He did so alongside Graham Smith, Clay Evans, and Stephen Pickell. Gary was the Canadian record holder in the 50-metre freestyle as well. He also won two silver medals in relay events at the 1975 Pan American Games.

MacDonald lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was the head coach of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club until his retirement in 2004; a position he had held for twenty two years. He was an assistant coach with the Dalhousie University Tigers varsity swim club for 11 years. In September 2015, he became the Acadia University head coach for the Axemen and Axewomen varsity swim team.

The Gary MacDonald Park was recently opened in Mission, named after him.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gary MacDonald". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-08-13.