Dave Gillanders

Medal record
Dave Gillanders
Men’s swimming
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze	1960 Rome	200 m butterfly
Pan American Games
Gold	1959 Chicago	200 m butterfly

John David "Dave" Gillanders (born May 18, 1939 in Schenectady, New York) is a former American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Mike Troy and Australian Neville Hayes.^[1] Gillanders swam collegiately for the University of Michigan.

Gillanders also won the gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in the 200-meter butterfly. He was the NCAA champion in both the 100 and 200-yard butterfly events in 1959 and again in 1961. He still continues to swim in Masters swimming competitions where has been in the top ten of his age group for most of the last 35 years. He set a world record in the short course 100-meter butterfly in 1986 for the 45-49 age group. Most recently he placed in the top ten of several events during the 2010 USMS Spring National Championships in May and in the Summer Championships in August.

References

1. ^ "Swimming at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's 200 metres butterfly". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SWI/mens-200-metres-butterfly.html. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 

External links

• Dave Gillanders biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.

Persondata
Name	Gillanders, Dave
Alternative names	Gillanders, Dave David; Gillanders, John David
Short description	American butterfly swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist.
Date of birth	May 18, 1939
Place of birth	Schenectady, New York, United States
Date of death
Place of death