Terry Gathercole

Terry Gathercole
AM
Personal information
Full nameTerrence Stephen Gathercole
National team Australia
Born(1935-11-25)25 November 1935
Tallimba, New South Wales
Died30 May 2001(2001-05-30) (aged 65)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 220 yd breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd medley
Monument to Gathercole at Tallimba

Terrence Stephen Gathercole AM (25 November 1935 – 30 May 2001), was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He later became a swimming coach, at one stage being the Australian female team coach for the 1964 Summer Olympics and guiding numerous breaststroke students to Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He also served as the president of Swimming Australia.