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| Full name | Andrew James Baildon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1971-08-25)25 August 1971 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle,butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew James Baildon (born 25 August 1971), is anAustralian formerfreestyle andbutterfly swimming champion, who representedAustralia in the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, and the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona.[citation needed]
Baildon was born on 25 August 1971, on theGold Coast,Australia. His father,Gary Baildon, wasmayor of the Gold Coast from 1994 to 1995, and again from 1997 until 2004.
He has been awardedKnight of Grace (Order of St John), Doctor of the University (Griffith 2005),[1]The Centenary Medal, The 1995 Australian Tourism Council Award,Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary International), in 2010 Gary was made aMember of the Order of Australia (AM), he was the 2016 Gold Coast Citizen of the Year,[2] and returned to local government in 2016 as a Gold Coast Councillor.[3]
Baildon studied atThe Southport School (TSS) from 1979 to 1988, was the Kaiser House Captain and School Foundation Prefect, attained TSS Sporting Colours in Year 9 and became Cadet Under Officer in the TSS Cadets.[4]
As a 16-year-old schoolboy, Baildon was the youngest male selected to represent his country at an Olympics (Seoul 1988) since AustralianMichael Wenden (dual Olympic Swimming Gold Medallist, World Record Holder and Commonwealth Champion). As well as equalling Wenden's record of four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games, Baildon became his son-in-law when he married Karen Wenden (1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic, Queensland state level swimming champion) at The Southport School (TSS) in 1998.[citation needed]
Baildon was a Foundation Student[5] atBond University from 1989 to 1995, attaining a Bachelor in Communication (Marketing).[citation needed]
Baildon has two children with his wife Karen, Yasmin and Flynn.[citation needed]
Andrew was a medalist at the1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand where he became the firstswimmer in the Commonwealth to break the 50-second barrier for the 100 m freestyle, breaking his own Commonwealth record to win gold (49.80s), and the1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. He was a medalist in the 4Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[6]
In 1990, Andrew achieved the No. 1 World ranking for 100 m Butterfly (Short Course).[citation needed]
Andrew was the Australian Team Representative for over a decade, an Australian record holder for the 50 and 100-metre freestyle from 1989–1996 and the Commonwealth record holder for most of that period. He was ranked in the top twenty swimmers in the world for over a decade.[citation needed]
Andrew was theAustralian Team Captain in 1993 and 1994 (when Australia achieved one of its best pool Commonwealth Games performances in Canada) and the Australian Team Representative for over a decade.[citation needed]
Andrew was awarded theAustralian Sports Medal for this service to sport.[citation needed]
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games:
Board Member:
Guest Speaker:
Board Member, 2018 (current)[citation needed]
Australian Sports Medal June 2000[8]
Andrew and his wife Karen operate Baildon Group,[9] encompassing
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