RIP David Wilkie

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Passed away aged 70

Olympic swimming great David Wilkie dies aged 70 after cancer battle

The Scot, who won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, died peacefully on Wednesday morning.

uk.sports.yahoo.com

 

[ThePrisoner]

What a shame. RIP.

 

[fmttmadmin]

How very sad - he was an absolute legend of his time.

 

[Expat Smoggie]

Great athlete and incredible Olympian who will be written (if he already isn’t) into Scottish and British Olympic folklore. RIP David!

 

[Craggsy2]

I have a vivid memory of watching David Wilkie win the gold medal sat at home with the family, a special day. RIP David.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

70, no age, how sad. He was the answer to a TV quiz question just this afternoon.

 

[speckyget]

Amazing memories. RIP.

 

[r00fie1]

Very sad.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Tom Selleck before Tom Selleck.

 

[Expat Smoggie]

I have a vivid memory of watching David Wilkie win the gold medal sat at home with the family, a special day. RIP David.

If I remember correctly, we were (GB water sports) absolute tosh in the pool and Wilkie saved us from the embarrassment of being an island nation of not being able to able to prove we can swim.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

If I remember correctly, we were (GB water sports) absolute tosh in the pool and Wilkie saved us from the embarrassment of being an island nation of not being able to able to prove we can swim.

Think Anita Lonsbrough and Judy Grinham might want to dispute that comment ES

 

[Squarewheelbike]

Sad to hear, being a 60 something now the memories of the first Olympics I saw on a colour telly are still with me!

 

[BigJohnsPens]

RIP

 

[thornabyred]

Sad news, I had trophies presented by him when I won a Great North Swim over 50s event. That would be 20 year ago.

 

[hewielewie]

My Uncles room mate at the 1976 Olympics

 

[TeessideCleveland]

RIP

 

[mercury_redstone7]

Talk of the country during those days, for all the right reasons. RIP David Wilkie.

 

[mercury_redstone7]

My Uncles room mate at the 1976 Olympics

Have to ask Hewie, who was your Uncle then ?

 

[hewielewie]

Have to ask Hewie, who was your Uncle then ?

He was at the Olympics in 1976 in the butterfly. Unfortunately he didn't it past the heats even though he had swam quicker times previously