John Devitt

John Devitt
John Thomas Devitt, AMis an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, being awarded the gold medal despite the timekeepers recording a slower time than the American silver medallist Lance Larson. He also claimed a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay...
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What I am really looking for is the support of the Australian crowd, irrespective of who's competing. That's my job, to build up the focus and the support that the Australian team will be very proud of.
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In time ... it will come in with the Lloyd performance in 1990.
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Ian is just so good for our morale. He enjoys enormous credibility among the athletes for his ability to get up and perform at the highest standard every time he competes. His five Olympic gold medals tells the story that we've got one of the best performers in world sport on our team.
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You can't get tested too much, every athlete has to abide by the rules.
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As such, she is a member of the Australian team at the Commonwealth Games.
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There was no positive test, we were asked to provide information of a competitor who was drug tested during the competition. We provided that information and the (medical commission) were very satisfied that the details we gave took care of the matter, and they will proceed no further.
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The Queen's coming to our house today, so that's quite nice, she was there last night but now she's coming to have a chat with us.