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Gordon Maxfield Kerr (October 4, 1917 – March 31, 2009) was a Canadian backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He advanced to the semi-finals of the 100-metre backstroke, but did not qualify for the final. He finished tenth overall.

Gordon Kerr

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Maxfield Kerr
National team	Canada
Born	(1917-10-04)October 4, 1917 Brantford, Ontario
Died	March 31, 2009(2009-03-31) (aged 91) Lakefield, Ontario
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada British Empire Games 1938 Sydney 110 yd backstroke 1938 Sydney 3×110 yd medley

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, he won the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke competition. He was also a member of the Canadian team which won the silver medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Kerr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
• Gordon Kerr's obituary

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