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Terry Buck

Full name: Terence William "Terry" Buck
Gender: Male
Born: July 6, 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: March 7, 2005 in Tweed River, New South Wales, Australia
Country: AUS Australia
Sport: Swimming

Biography

Terry Buck became the first Australian Olympic swimmer to later coach the Aussie swimmers at the Olympics. He was on the Australian National Swim Team coaching staff from 1976 to 1984. He later was the swim team manager at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Buck served as Chairman of the Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers’ Association, and served a term as director of Swimming Australia.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Swimming Men's 400 metres Individual Medley Australia AUS 8

Men's 400 metres Individual Medley

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 1cT 1cR 2cT 2cR 3cT 3cR 100-200m 200-300m 300-400m
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Swimming Australia Final 8 5:03.0 1:05.5 6 2:26.8 8 3:56.2 8 1:21.3 (8) 1:29.4 (6) 1:06.8 (=3)
1964 Summer 21 Tokyo Swimming Australia Round One Heat Two 3 Q 5:02.5 1:05.5 2 2:26.8 3 3:55.3 3 1:21.3 (5) 1:28.5 (2) 1:07.2 (2)
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