Daniel Sherry

Dan Sherry
Personal information
Full nameDaniel John Sherry
Born (1946-04-02) 2 April 1946
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubNorth York Lions Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1963 São Paulo 4 x 100 m medley relay

Daniel John Sherry (born 2 April 1946) is a male Canadian former swimmer. Sherry competed in five events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

He broke the world record for 110 yards butterfly in 1965, on his way to winning the ASA National British Championships after setting a time of 58.1 sec, the event was 'open' to all nationalities. He also won the 220 yards butterfly title.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Sherry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "World Record In Butterfly." Times, 13 Aug. 1965, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.


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