Peter Salmon | |
Fullname: | Peter Alexander Salmon |
National Team: | Canada |
Strokes: | Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke |
Birth Date: | August 5, 1929 |
Birth Place: | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Death Place: | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Peter A. Salmon (August 3, 1929 - October 11, 2003) was a competitive backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle swimmer from Canada. He represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948 in London. Salmon claimed the gold medal in the men's 100-metre freestyle event at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.