Scottish Olympic Champion David Wilkie Dies at 70 ...Middle East

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By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam David Wilkie MBE, a Scottish swimmer and British Olympic champion, died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after battling cancer. One of Britain’s most successful international swimmers, in 1976 Wilkie became the first British man to win Olympic gold in the pool in 68 years. Wilkie won gold in the 200 breaststroke at the Montreal Olympic Games, breaking the world record at the time by over three seconds. He also took home a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke at the same Olympics. Wilkie previously won silver in the 200 breaststroke at the 1972 Games in Munich and was the world champion in the event in 1973. In addition to his Olympic success, Wilkie broke fiv

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