fullname weight height birth_date article_title strokes name collegeteam
graham claude windeatt 78 kg lb on 1.87 m ftin on 5 august 1954 graham windeatt
 freestyle graham windeatt university of tennessee
graham windeatt

graham claude windeatt -lrb- born 5 august 1954 -rrb- is an australian former long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s , who won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1972 summer olympics in munich .
in 1971 as a school student windeatt broke the men 's world 800 metres swimming record in the nsw combined high schools swimming championships held at north sydney pool .
windeatt made his debut at the 1970 commonwealth games in edinburgh , where he claimed gold in the 1500-metre freestyle .
in munich , he was involved in an epic battle with the reigning 1500-metre olympic champion from 1968 , the united states ' mike burton .
after leading for 600 metres , burton was passed by windeatt , before reclaiming the lead in the last 300 metres .
later in the olympics , windeatt came fourth in the 400-metre freestyle .
windeatt also placed seventh in the 400-metre individual medley and fifth in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay .
following the munich olympic games , he took up a swimming scholarship to the university of tennessee .
during his time at the university he became an all-american and with the team won conference championships and placings in national collegiate championships .
windeatt was also selected for the 1975 world championship just missing a medal in the 400-metre freestyle and competing in the 200-metre freestyle final .
the year following he was australian swim team captain for the 1976 montreal olympics .
windeatt later went on to found life advantage pty ltd. , a company focusing on promoting a healthy lifestyle with a strong emphasis on exercise , nutrition and target heart rate zones as recommended by diabetes , cancer , and heart groups .
