Douglas Campbell (swimmer)
British swimmer (born 1960)
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Douglas "Doug" Fraser Campbell (born 30 September 1960) is a male retired British swimmer. He competed at 2 Commonwealth Games and 2 World Championships as well as the 1980 Olympic Games.
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1960 Dundee, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke/ freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | NCR Dundee | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Houston | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
Campbell competed in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics finishing 7th in the 200m Backstroke in a new British Record which stood for 7 years.[1] Representing Scotland, he won bronze medals in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[2] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title in 1980 and the 200 metres backstroke title three times (1979, 1980, 1981).[3][4]
Personal life
His younger brother Iain Campbell, wife Nikki Fibbens and brother-in-law Mike Fibbens were all also Olympic swimmers.
