Gregory Rogers (born 14 August 1948) was an Australia

Australia

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n sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver and bronze medal in the 4x200m and 4x100m freestyle relays respectively at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

. His brother Neil also competed as an Olympic swimmer.

Hailing from Sydney

Sydney

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, Rogers was eliminated in the semifinals of the 100m freestyle, and the heats of the 400m event. He then combined with Michael Wenden

Michael Wenden

Michael Vincent Wenden AM MBE was a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics...

, Bob Windle

Bob Windle

Robert George "Bob" Windle is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won four Olympic medals, including an individual gold medal...

 and Robert Cusack

Robert Cusack

Robert Cusack was an Australian butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics....

 to win bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay behind the United States

United States

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 and the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. In the 4x200m freestyle relay, he combined with Wenden, Windle and Graham White

Graham White

Graham Ross White OAM was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics....

 to claim silver, half a bodylength behind the Americans.

At the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Rogers combined with his brother Neil to claim gold in both the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays. Individually he claimed silver and bronze in the 100m and 200m events respectively. Continuing to the 1972 Munich Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

, Rogers had a poor end to his career, being eliminated in the semifinals of the 100m freestyle.