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...
John Devitt quotes about
australian build focus looking proud support team
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.
performance time
In time ... it will come in with the Lloyd performance in 1990.