Cyrus Weld
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| Born | 14 August 1936 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1996 (aged 59) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
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Cyrus James Weld (14 August 1936 – 9 August 1996) was an Australian swimmer known for his unorthodox swimming style and extreme pace, who competed at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, to win the gold medal relay 3 × 110 yards.[1][2][3] Weld suffered from asthma and took up swimming aged 9 for medical reasons.[4]
