Bill Devenish
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Birth name | William Charles Devenish | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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William Charles Devenish is a former competitive swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s.[1][2][3]
A Sydney native, Devenish attended Westfields Sports High School and was a dominant swimmer in the Combined Schools competition, holding all possible freestyle records.[4]
Devenish claimed three gold medals at the 1967 national titles in Adelaide and the following year came fourth in the 400 metres freestyle at the national titles, where a podium placing was needed for selection to the Mexico City Olympics.[5][6]
In 1970, Devenish secured a bronze medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and won two relay golds, including a world record breaking performance in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle.[7]
References
- ^ "Bill Devenish Results". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Set Two Records In Asia". The Biz. 22 August 1968. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gold Medals For Devenish". The Biz. 9 March 1967. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Swimmer becomes third to win cup three times". The Biz. 6 April 1967. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wenden Tops Own Records". The Biz. 29 February 1968. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Devenish Appeal Refused". The Biz. 11 April 1968. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Home with medals". The Biz. 13 August 1970. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
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- 1962–1966: 4×110 yards
- 1970–present: 4×100 metres
- 1962: Dickson, Rose, Doak, Phelps (AUS)
- 1966: Dickson, Ryan, Wenden, Windle (AUS)
- 1970: White, Rogers, Wenden, Devenish (AUS)
- 1974: Phillips, Robertson, MacDonald, MacKenzie (CAN)
- 1978: Sawchuk, MacDonald, Smith, Szmidt (CAN)
- 1982: Brewer, Fasala, Delany, Brooks (AUS)
- 1986: Fasala, Stockwell, Renshaw, Brooks (AUS)
- 1990: Baildon, Fydler, Vander-Wal, Cooper (AUS)
- 1994: Baildon, Fydler, Lange, Sheehan (AUS)
- 1998: Callus, Fydler, Thorpe, Klim (AUS)
- 2002: Callus, Pearson, Hackett, Thorpe (AUS)
- 2006: Zandberg, Ferns, Schoeman, Neethling (RSA)
- 2010: Richardson, Sullivan, D'Orsogna, Magnussen (AUS)
- 2014: D'Orsogna, Abood, Magnussen, McEvoy (AUS)
- 2018: McEvoy, Magnussen, Cartwright, Chalmers (AUS)
- 2022: Southam, Incerti, Yang, Chalmers (AUS)