Introduction
Legends
Leaders & Achievers
Track & Field
Winter Sports
Water Sports
|
|
National Archives of Canada PA-209766 |
|
Graham Smith, victorious in a swimming race at the
1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, 1978, from a collection of photographs by D. Paterson et
al.
One of seven family members who swam in international
competitions, an emotional Graham Smith (born 1958) won a record six gold medals at the 1978 Edmonton
Commonwealth Games, in the pool named after his father, Don Smith, who had died shortly before the
opening ceremonies. He established seventeen Canadian, three Commonwealth and two world records
during his swimming career.
|