Fraser Walker

Fraser Walker (born 1973) is a retired male Scottish swimmer specialising in the individual medley events.[1]

Fraser Walker
Personal information
Born1991 (age 31–32)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 200 m individual medley
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1993 Palma 200 m individual medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo 200 m individual medley

Swimming career

Walker is best known for winning the silver medal in the Men's 200 m Individual Medley at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain,[2] behind Germany's Christian Keller. He won a gold medal at the 1993 World Student Games in Buffalo, New York, USA[3] and represented Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Individual Medley.[4][5]

In 1993, he became the first ever British swimmer to break the two-minute barrier for the 200 m individual medley with a time of 1 minute 58.35 at the World Championships in Palma De Mallorca.[2] This stood as the British record for four and a half years and the Scottish record for 14 years.[2] He swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh.[6]

At the ASA National British Championships, he won the 200 metres medley title in 1993 and 1995.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. Burnside, Elspeth (1 July 1993). "Walker takes clubmate's title". The Herald. Scotland. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. Coates, Jonathan (13 January 2008). "Record beaten at long last. Tollcross Swimming: Tait and Dale both smash Fraser Walker's standard". The Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. "World University Games; Bitter U.S. Swimmer Lashes Out at His Own Team". New York Times. 16 July 1993. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Medallists – Swimming and Diving (Men)". GBRAthletics.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  5. "The Stars of Warrender" (PDF). Scottish Swimming. 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. Burnside, Elspeth (7 March 1994). "Winning ways of Warrender duo". The Herald. Scotland. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 14 June 1993, p. 24". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.


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