David Lowe (swimmer)
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David Lowe is a retired butterfly and freestyle
swimmer
from the United Kingdom
, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow
he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside Gary Abraham
, Duncan Goodhew
, and Martin Smith
, clocking 3:47.71.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside Gary Abraham
Gary Abraham
Gary Abraham is an Olympic and Commonwealth medalist. He won the bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics for Great Britain as part of the 4×100 m medley relay. Abraham swam the backstroke leg for the team....
, Duncan Goodhew
Duncan Goodhew
Duncan Alexander Goodhew MBE is a British swimming athlete. After swimming competitively in America as a collegian at North Carolina State University, he was an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain and won Olympic gold and bronze medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:Goodhew...
, and Martin Smith
Martin Smith (swimmer)
Trevor Martin Smith is a former British Olympic swimmer and coach as well as an American football player.-Swimming:Smith represented Great Britain at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games...
, clocking 3:47.71.