Darcy Wallingford
| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Breaststroke |
Darcy Wallingford is a Canadian former swimmer of the 1980s.[1]
A breaststroke specialist from Sudbury, Ontario, Wallingford featured at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, where he placed 21st in the 100 m breaststroke. He swam heats for the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and won three medals at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.[2][3]
Wallingford's father, Ron, was a noted distance runner, and he has a son, Keon, who also competes in running events.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Support and swimming were hand in hand for Jennifer Campbell-Michel". www.sudburysports.com. May 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Darcy Wallingford". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ↑ "Paddlers claim Pan-Am gold for Canada". North Bay Nugget. August 10, 1987.
- ↑ "'I want to do well for my country'". North Bay Nugget. December 27, 2019.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- Canadian male breaststroke swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in swimming
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada in swimming
- Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury