Kristopher Gilchrist

Kristopher Jon Gilchrist (born 3 December 1983) is a Scottish competitive swimmer and breaststroker who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He is a past world champion in the 200-metre breaststroke.

Kristopher Gilchrist
Personal information
Full nameKristopher Jon Gilchrist
Nickname(s)"Kris"
National team Great Britain
Born (1983-12-03) 3 December 1983
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubCity of Edinburgh
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
World Championships – Short Course
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester200 m breaststroke
European Championships – Long Course
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 200 m breaststroke
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he competed in the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke events. At the 2008 FINA short-course world championship, he won a gold medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke.

Personal bests and records held

Event Long course Short course
100 m breaststroke 1:00.57 58.89
200 m breaststroke 2:10.27NR 2:05.84
Key NR:British


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