Search
Search

Background image
Olympians

Geoffrey Shipton

Image
Swimming

Olympic History

Rome 1960

Career Events

Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay

 

Geoffrey's Story

1941 –

Geoff Shipton teamed with David Theile, Terry Gathercole and Neville Hayes to come in behind the powerful United States in the inaugural staging of the men's 4 x 100 metres medley relay at Rome 1960. He had swum with Julian Carroll, Bill Burton and Kevin Berry in the heat of the relay. Shipton was an interesting choice to swim the anchor leg as he did not swim in the individual 100 metres freestyle. At the 1958 Cardiff British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he finished third behind John Devitt and Gary Chapman in the 110 yards freestyle.

Read More

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.