Nick Gillingham
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 200m Breaststroke | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Bronze | 1991 Perth | 200m Breaststroke | |
| World Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 1993 Palma | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 1993 Palma | 4 x 100m Medley | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1989 Bonn | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 1989 Bonn | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | 1991 Athens | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Gold | 1993 Sheffield | 200m Breaststroke | |
| Silver | 1993 Sheffield | 100m Breaststroke | |
| Bronze | 1993 Sheffield | 4 x 100m Medley | |
Nicholas "Nick" Gillingham (born January 22, 1967 in Walsall) is a former swimmer from Great Britain, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. There he won the silver medal in the 200 metres breaststroke, followed by a bronze one in the same event, four years later in Barcelona.
Gillingham, who was trained by Tim Jones, also won the world title at the first inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca. He broke three world, ten European, nine Commonwealth and seventeen British records during his career and won 17 major championships.
Gillingham was awarded the MBE in 1993 for ‘services to swimming’ and retired from full-time competitive sport in 1996. After retiring, he established a sports communications business focusing on sports marketing, development & events.
Since August 2005 he has been Director of Swimming at Tynemouth Amateur Swimming Club[1], having relocated to the area (his wife Claire hails from nearby Monkseaton). He also competes as a swimming veteran.
Recently, Nick took part in a scheme called Young Ambassadors, promting youth sport development in the North East of England at Loughborough.
