Andrew Clayton
British swimmer (born 1973)
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Andrew Clayton (born 10 April 1973) is a male English former competition swimmer.
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| Full name | Andrew Clayton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
Clayton represented Great Britain in the Olympics, both the World championships and European championships, and he swam for England in the Commonwealth Games. Clayton twice competed at the Summer Olympics during 1996 and 2000 for Great Britain.[1] He is best known for winning the 1997 European title in the men's 4×200 meter freestyle relay, alongside Paul Palmer, James Salter and Gavin Meadows. At the CASA National British Championships he won the 100 meter butterfly title in 1995.[2]
He also represented England and won two bronze medals in the relay events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, and in British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] He also competed for England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, winning a silver medal.[5][6][7]
