Aldy Meinhardt Explained

Birth Name:Aldwin Walter Meinhardt
Sport:Swimming
Event:Freestyle / Butterfly

Aldwin Walter Meinhardt is a Canadian former swimmer of the 1960s who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly. He was a Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games medalist.[1]

Meinhardt, who is of Austrian descent, swam for the Vancouver Amateur Swim Club and was an All-American on the University of Washington swim team.[2] He was the first Canadian to swim the 100 metre butterfly in under one minute and was also a national record holder in freestyle.[3] In 1964 he briefly held Canada's 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard butterfly records, only to have them both bettered by Daniel Sherry later in the same competition.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Swim Star Injured in Cycle Crash . . September 4, 1963.
  2. News: Empty Chair Gets Aldy's Trophy . The Vancouver Sun . January 11, 1963.
  3. News: BEG swimmers look good as marks fall . . November 5, 1962.
  4. News: Olympic Aces In 10 Events, Set 10 Marks . . September 21, 1964.