Ian Black (swimmer)

Ian Macintosh Black (born 27 June 1941 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish swimmer who competed for Great Britain.

At the European Championships in 1958 he has his greatest sporting moment when he over 400 m and 1500 m freestyle and 200 m butterfly won the title. Also in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958, he was successful: he won gold over 220 yards butterfly and silver over 440 yards freestyle and the 4-by- 220 - yards - season. In the same year he was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

In 1960 he won at the Olympic Games in Rome twice in fourth place: over 400 meters freestyle and the 4 x 200 - meter relay.

Black introduced in 1959 set a world record on the 400 - meter individual medley track. He also swam 1958-1962 several European records.

June 27 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1960 Summer Olympics Udo Poser Michael Kraus (swimmer) Franck Esposito Denys Sylantyev Arne Borg Jean Taris Alexandre Jany Johan Bontekoe Frank Wiegand Gunnar Larsson (swimmer) Artur Wojdat Steffen Zesner Emiliano Brembilla Yury Prilukov Yannick Agnel Paul Biedermann Hans-Joachim Fassnacht Rainer Henkel Flavia Rigamonti Lotte Friis Mireia Belmonte
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