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Terry Gathercole (Terrence Stephen Gathercole) was born on 25 November, 1935 in Tallimba, New South Wales, is an Australian swimmer. Discover Terry Gathercole's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

Popular As Terrence Stephen Gathercole
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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 25 November, 1935
Birthday 25 November
Birthplace Tallimba, New South Wales
Date of death 30 May, 2001
Died Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Nationality Australia

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Terry Gathercole Height, Weight & Measurements

At 65 years old, Terry Gathercole height is 1.77 m and Weight 76 kg.

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Weight 76 kg
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Terry Gathercole Net Worth

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1935

Terrence Stephen Gathercole (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.

1954

Gathercole first came to prominence in the 1954 Australian Championships, when he won the first of his ten Australian Championships.

1956

He made his international debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, contesting the 200-metre breaststroke, at the first Olympics in which the butterfly stroke was separated from breaststroke swimming.

He finished fourth in the final, just 0.1 of a second behind the bronze medalist Charis Yunichev of the Soviet Union.

He was coached by Forbes Carlile after moving to Sydney.

1957

In 1957, he married Carol Fraser and they had three children – Gai, Ben and Tim.

1958

Gathercole reached the peak of his swimming career in 1958 when he set the world record for the 200-metre breaststroke at the Tobruk Pool in Townsville, Queensland.

He held this world record for over three years.

In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, he won the 220-yard breaststroke and combined with John Monckton, John Devitt and Brian Wilkinson to claim the 4x110-yard medley relay.

1960

Gathercole's final appearance on the international arena as a swimmer was at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won his semifinal of the 200-metre breaststroke.

However, in the final he only managed sixth, almost three seconds behind Bill Mulliken of the United States.

Gathercole then combined with David Theile, Neville Hayes and Geoff Shipton to claim silver in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, again behind the Americans.

Gathercole had at various times in his career held the world record in the 200-metre, and national records in the 110- and 220-yard breaststroke.

Gathercole then became a coach, beginning as an assistant to Forbes Carlile.

In December 1960, he became a full-time professional coach and built an indoor short course pool in Castle Cove, New South Wales, a northern suburb of Sydney.

1964

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.

Born in Tallimba, New South Wales.

He grew up in West Wyalong, New South Wales where he lived throughout his school years.

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the Australian Olympic Federation agreed to appoint team coaches for the first time.

Among the breaststrokers that Gathercole coached were Ian O'Brien (1964 Summer Olympics 200-metre breaststroke champion) and Beverley Whitfield (1972 Summer Olympics 200-metre breaststroke champion) and backstroker and Lisa Forrest (dual gold medallist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games).

1966

By 1966 Gathercole gained the contract as Head Coach at Victoria Park Swimming Pool in Sydney, which he held until 1969, when it was handed over to John Gregory.

Victoria Park was the home pool for Newtown Amateur Swimming Club, which ranked highly amongst other clubs of that era.

Gathercole was named as the national women's coach.

1986

In 1986, Gathercole was appointed as a Senior Coach with the Australian Institute of Sport's swimming program.

1991

Whilst at the AIS, he coached Linley Frame (1991 World Aquatics Championships 100-metre breaststroke champion) and Phil Rogers (1992 Summer Olympics 100-metre breaststroke bronze medallist).

1992

In 1992, he retired from the AIS due to heath concerns.

He served as a coach for the national team for 28 years until his retirement in 1992.

Major national team coaching appointments:

He was elected vice president of Australian Swimming from 1992 to 1996 and president from 1997–2000.

2001

He died in 2001 because of heart problems, an illness which he had carried for 15 years after requiring open-heart surgery.

A public memorial service at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he coached, was attended by Prime Minister John Howard and several federal cabinet ministers.

Gathercole swam for the West Wyalong Swimming Club and received coaching advive through the mail from Forbes Carlile.