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Aldy Meinhardt

Aldy Meinhardt

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Aldwin Walter Meinhardt is a Canadian former swimmer of the 1960s who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly. He was a Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games medalist.[1]

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Meinhardt, who is of Austrian descent, swam for the Vancouver Amateur Swim Club and was an All-American on the University of Washington swim team.[2] He was the first Canadian to swim the 100 metre butterfly in under one minute and was also a national record holder in freestyle.[3] In 1964 he briefly held Canada's 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard butterfly records, only to have them both bettered by Daniel Sherry later in the same competition.[4]

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  1. [1]
    "Swim Star Injured in Cycle Crash". The Vancouver Sun. September 4, 1963.
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    "Empty Chair Gets Aldy's Trophy". The Vancouver Sun. January 11, 1963.
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    "BEG swimmers look good as marks fall". The Province. November 5, 1962.
  4. [4]
    "Olympic Aces In 10 Events, Set 10 Marks". Times Colonist. September 21, 1964.
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