Peter Szmidt
Personal information
National teamCanada
Born (1961-08-12) August 12, 1961
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPointe-Claire Swim Club
Edmonton Keyano Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Edmonton4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1978 Edmonton4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1982 Brisbane400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1982 Brisbane4×100 m freestyle
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Edmonton 4×200 m freestyle

Peter Szmidt (born August 12, 1961)[1] was a Canadian swimmer, competing in the freestyle events during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Szmidt competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was supposed to represent his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but didn't start due to the international boycott of the Moscow Games. A resident of Sarnia, Ontario he won a total number of three medals at the 1979 Pan American Games.

On July 15, 1980, at the Canadian Olympic trials, Szmidt set the world record for 400-meter freestyle with a time of 3:50:49. He held the world record at the time of the 1980 Olympics, in which he did not race due to the boycott. The world record stood for 18 months and was a Canadian record for 20 years.

Szmidt swam in competition with Russian swimmer Vladimir Salnikov, who dominated long-distance freestyle swimming in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Szmidt's 400-metre record was the only interruption in Salnikov's title as the world record-holder for 400-meter freestyle from 1979 through 1985.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Szmidt was a member of the Canadian Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay and finished fifth in the final.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Szmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.


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