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Nov 17, 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 74 years old
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder
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About Michael Wenden
- Michael Vincent Wenden, (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.
- In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.
- He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969 and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
- His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title.
- She is married to Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon.
