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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.

Peter Salmon

Personal information
Full name	Peter Alexander Salmon
National team	Canada
Born	(1929-08-03)August 3, 1929 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Died	October 11, 2003(2003-10-11) (aged 74) Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 110 yd freestyle 1950 Auckland 3×110 yd medley

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

• Peter Salmon's profile at Sports Reference.com
• Peter Salmon's obituary

External links

• Peter Salmon at FINA
• Peter Salmon at SwimRankings.net
• Peter Salmon at Olympics.com
• Peter Salmon at Olympedia
• Peter Salmon at the Commonwealth Games Federation

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