Michael Wenden

Australian swimmer

Michael Wenden
AM MBE

Personal information
Full name| Michael Vincent Wenden
Nickname(s)| "Mick", "Mike"
National team| Australia
Born|  (1949-11-17) 17 November 1949 (age 75)
Sydney, New South Wales
Height| 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight| 76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Freestyle

Medal record

Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
|  1968 Mexico City | 100 m freestyle
|  1968 Mexico City  | 200 m freestyle
|  1968 Mexico City  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  1968 Mexico City  | 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
|  1973 Belgrade | 4×200 m freestyle
|  1973 Belgrade | 100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
|  1966 Kingston | 110 yd freestyle
|  1966 Kingston  | 4×110 yd freestyle
|  1966 Kingston  | 4×220 yd freestyle
|  1970 Edinburgh | 100 m freestyle
|  1970 Edinburgh  | 200 m freestyle
|  1970 Edinburgh  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  1970 Edinburgh  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  1974 Christchurch | 100 m freestyle
|  1974 Christchurch  | 4×200 m freestyle
|  1970 Edinburgh  | 4×100 m medley
|  1974 Christchurch  | 4×100 m freestyle
|  1974 Christchurch  | 4×100 m medley
|  1974 Christchurch  | 200 m freestyle

Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.[1]

Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.[2] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969[3] and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".[4]

Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title.[5] She is married to Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon.

## See also

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* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
* List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
* World record progression 100 metres freestyle
* World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike Wenden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. ^ "Michael Wenden (AUS)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. ^ "Wenden, Michael Vincent". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
4. ^ "WENDEN, Michael Vincent". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
5. ^ Miss Universe 1989[usurped]. pageantopolis.com

## External links

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* Michael Wenden at World Aquatics
* Michael Wenden at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
* Michael Wenden at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
* Michael Wenden at the Australian Olympic Committee
* Michael Wenden at Olympedia
* Michael Wenden at Olympics.com

Records

Preceded by

Ken Walsh

|  Men's 100 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
19 October 1968 - 23 August 1970  | Succeeded by

Mark Spitz

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Olympic champions in men's 100 m freestyle

100 yards|

* 1904:  Zoltán Halmay (HUN)

100 metres|

* 1896:  Alfréd Hajós (HUN)
* 1908:  Charles Daniels (USA)
* 1912:  Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
* 1920:  Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
* 1924:  Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
* 1928:  Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
* 1932:  Yasuji Miyazaki (JPN)
* 1936:  Ferenc Csík (HUN)
* 1948:  Wally Ris (USA)
* 1952:  Clarke Scholes (USA)
* 1956:  Jon Henricks (AUS)
* 1960:  John Devitt (AUS)
* 1964:  Don Schollander (USA)
* 1968:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1972:  Mark Spitz (USA)
* 1976:  Jim Montgomery (USA)
* 1980:  Jörg Woithe (GDR)
* 1984:  Rowdy Gaines (USA)
* 1988:  Matt Biondi (USA)
* 1992:  Alexander Popov (EUN)
* 1996:  Alexander Popov (RUS)
* 2000:  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)
* 2004:  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)
* 2008:  Alain Bernard (FRA)
* 2012:  Nathan Adrian (USA)
* 2016:  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
* 2020:  Caeleb Dressel (USA)
* 2024:  Pan Zhanle (CHN)

Intercalated Games|

* 1906:  Charles Daniels (USA)

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Olympic champions in men's 200 m freestyle

220 yards|

* 1904:  Charles Daniels (USA)

200 metres|

* 1900:  Frederick Lane (AUS)
* 1968:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1972:  Mark Spitz (USA)
* 1976:  Bruce Furniss (USA)
* 1980:  Sergey Koplyakov (URS)
* 1984:  Michael Gross (FRG)
* 1988:  Duncan Armstrong (AUS)
* 1992:  Yevgeny Sadovyi (EUN)
* 1996:  Danyon Loader (NZL)
* 2000:  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)
* 2004:  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
* 2008:  Michael Phelps (USA)
* 2012:  Yannick Agnel (FRA)
* 2016:  Sun Yang (CHN)
* 2020:  Tom Dean (GBR)
* 2024:  David Popovici (ROU)

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Commonwealth champions in men's 100 m freestyle

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

* 1930:  Munroe Bourne (CAN)
* 1934:  George Burleigh (CAN)
* 1938:  Bob Pirie (CAN)
* 1950:  Peter Salmon (CAN)
* 1954:  Jon Henricks (AUS)
* 1958:  John Devitt (AUS)
* 1962:  Dick Pound (CAN)
* 1966:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1970:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1974:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1978:  Mark Morgan (AUS)
* 1982:  Neil Brooks (AUS)
* 1986:  Greg Fasala (AUS)
* 1990:  Andrew Baildon (AUS)
* 1994:  Stephen Clarke (CAN)
* 1998:  Michael Klim (AUS)
* 2002:  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
* 2006:  Simon Burnett (ENG)
* 2010:  Brent Hayden (CAN)
* 2014:  James Magnussen (AUS)
* 2018:  Duncan Scott (SCO)
* 2022:  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)

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Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m freestyle

* 1970:  Michael Wenden (AUS)
* 1974:  Steve Badger (AUS)
* 1978:  Ron McKeon (AUS)
* 1982:  Andrew Astbury (ENG)
* 1986:  Robert Gleria (AUS)
* 1990:  Martin Roberts (AUS)
* 1994:  Kieren Perkins (AUS)
* 1998:  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
* 2002:  Ian Thorpe (AUS)
* 2006:  Ross Davenport (ENG)
* 2010:  Robert Renwick (SCO)
* 2014:  Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS)
* 2018:  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)
* 2022:  Duncan Scott (SCO)

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Commonwealth champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay

* 1962–1966: 4×110 yards
* 1970–present: 4×100 metres

* 1962:  Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps (AUS)
* 1966:  Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle (AUS)
* 1970:  White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish (AUS)
* 1974:  Phillips, Robertson, MacDonald, MacKenzie (CAN)
* 1978:  Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt (CAN)
* 1982:  Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks (AUS)
* 1986:  Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks (AUS)
* 1990:  Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper (AUS)
* 1994:  Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan (AUS)
* 1998:  Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim (AUS)
* 2002:  Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe (AUS)
* 2006:  Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling (RSA)
* 2010:  Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen (AUS)
* 2014:  D'Orsogna, Abood, Magnussen, McEvoy (AUS)
* 2018:  McEvoy, Magnussen, Cartwright, Chalmers (AUS)
* 2022:  Southam, Incerti, Yang, Chalmers (AUS)

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Commonwealth Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

* 1970:  White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish (AUS)
* 1974:  Kulasalu, Wenden, Nay, Badger (AUS)
* 1978:  Brewer, Morgan, Metzker, McKeon (AUS)
* 1982:  McGufficke, McKeon, Rowe, Brewer (AUS)
* 1986:  Armstrong, Dale, Gleria, Stachewicz (AUS)
* 1990:  Lord, Brown, Roberts, Stachewicz (AUS)
* 1994:  Housman, Perkins, Roberts, Dunn (AUS)
* 1998:  Kowalski, Thorpe, Dunn, Klim (AUS)
* 2002:  Hackett, Dunne, Cram, Thorpe (AUS)
* 2006:  Burnett, Scotcher, Milwain, Davenport (ENG)
* 2010:  Fraser-Holmes, Ffrost, Napoleon, Monk (AUS)
* 2014:  McEvoy, McKeon, McKendry, Fraser-Holmes (AUS)
* 2018:  Graham, Chalmers, Winnington, Horton (AUS)
* 2022:  Winnington, Southam, Incerti, Horton (AUS)

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