John Shanahan
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John Shanahan is a former swimming representative from New Zealand
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At the 1950 British Empire Games
he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 330 yards medley relay. His teammates for the relay were Lyall Barry
and Peter Mathieson
. He also competed in the men's 220 yards breaststroke where he placed 4th.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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At the 1950 British Empire Games
1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games...
he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 330 yards medley relay. His teammates for the relay were Lyall Barry
Lyall Barry
Lyall Barry is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men's 4×220 yards freestyle relay team. He won a bronze medal as part of the 3×110 yards medley relay at the same Games.-References:...
and Peter Mathieson
Peter Mathieson
Peter Mathieson is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 330 yards medley relay. His teammates for the relay were Lyall Barry and John Shanahan. He also competed in the men's 100 yards backstroke where he...
. He also competed in the men's 220 yards breaststroke where he placed 4th.