Glenn Patching

Australian swimmer

Glenn Patching

Personal information

Full name| Glenn Scott Patching
National team| Australia
Born|  (1958-04-12) 12 April 1958 (age 66)
Height| 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight| 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Backstroke, freestyle

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
|  1978 Edmonton | 100 m backstroke
|  1978 Edmonton  | 200 m backstroke
|  1978 Edmonton  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  1978 Edmonton  | 4×100 m medley

Glenn Scott Patching (born 12 April 1958) was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won the gold medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1976.

## See also

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* List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

## References

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* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Patching". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009.

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Commonwealth champions in men's 100 m backstroke

* 1930 – 1934: 100 yards
* 1938 – 1966: 110 yards
* 1970 – present: 100 metres

* 1930:  Bill Trippett (ENG)
* 1934:  Willie Francis (SCO)
* 1938:  Percy Oliver (AUS)
* 1950:  Jackie Wiid (SAF)
* 1954:  John Brockway (WAL)
* 1958:  John Monckton (AUS)
* 1962:  Graham Sykes (ENG)
* 1966:  Peter Reynolds (AUS)
* 1970:  Bill Kennedy (CAN)
* 1974:  Mark Tonelli (AUS)
* 1978:  Glenn Patching (AUS)
* 1982:  Mike West (CAN)
* 1986:  Mark Tewksbury (CAN)
* 1990:  Mark Tewksbury (CAN)
* 1994:  Martin Harris (ENG)
* 1998:  Mark Versfeld (CAN)
* 2002:  Matt Welsh (AUS)
* 2006:  Liam Tancock (ENG)
* 2010:  Liam Tancock (ENG)
* 2014:  Chris Walker-Hebborn (ENG)
* 2018:  Mitch Larkin (AUS)
* 2022:  Pieter Coetze (RSA)

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