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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1965[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Aberdeen / later City of Swansea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Cochran (born 12 April 1965) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, European championships and World University Games, and swam for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, during the 1980s. Cochran competed in medley and freestyle swimming events.
Swimming career
[edit]As a 17-year-old, when coached by Wally Lord at Aberdeen Swimming Club. In July 1981 set a Scottish national junior record over 200 metres backstroke with a time of 2 min 10.08 sec.[3] He was selected to race for Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. He won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place Scottish team in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay, alongside Douglas Campbell, Graeme Wilson and Paul Easter, finishing behind the Australian and English teams.[4] Living in North Deeside Road, Aberdeen at the time, he was a guest of honour at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost at the Aberdeen Town House to celebrate the Scottish swim team success at the Games.[5]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, he won two bronze medals. He was a member of the third-place British team in the men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe and Andrew Astbury, finishing behind the Americans and West Germans. In individual competition, he won a second bronze in the 200-metre individual medley, coming third after Canadian Alex Baumann and American Pablo Morales. He also advanced to the B Final of the 200-metre backstroke, finishing fourteenth overall.[6]
Swimming for Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, he won a bronze in the 200-metre individual medley[4] and competed in the 200 metre freestyle,[7] 100 metre backstroke,[8] 200 metre backstroke,[9] 4x100 metre freestyle relay[7] and 4x200 metre freestyle relay.[10] He won a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley at the 1987 Summer Universiade, and a silver as a member of the British men's team in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1987 European Championships.
When Seoul, South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, Cochran qualified in three individual events. He was eliminated in the preliminary heats of the men's 100-metre backstroke, but advanced to the B Finals of the 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley, finishing sixteenth and eleventh, respectively.[6]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title in 1988,[11] the 100 metres butterfly title in 1987 and the 200 metres butterfly title in 1987.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Neil COCHRAN | Profile | FINA Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Olympedia – Neil Cochran". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Neil breaks record to take title". Dundee Courier. 25 July 1981. p. 13. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 GBRathletics.com, Commonwealth Games Medallists, Swimming & Diving (Men). Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Games six honoured". Aberdeen Evening Express. 17 December 1982. p. 9. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Neil Cochran. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Results: Day Four". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results: Day Five". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results: Day Three". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1986. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results: Day Two". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ ""Results from Leeds." Times, 1 Aug. 1988, p. 31". The Times. Times Digital Archive. August 1988. p. 31.
- ↑ Moor, Roy (August 1987). "Moor, Roy. "Moorhouse shapes up for Europe." Times, 1 Aug. 1987, p. 39". The Times. Times Digital Archive. p. 39.[permanent dead link]
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