Paddy O'Carroll
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Paddy O'Carroll is a former swimmer from New Zealand
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At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
he won the bronze medal in the men's 440 yards medley relay. He also competed individually in the men's 100 and 220 yards backstroke
, finishing 4th and 6th in each final respectively. Additionally O'Carroll swam in the 110 yards freestyle event.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions....
he won the bronze medal in the men's 440 yards medley relay. He also competed individually in the men's 100 and 220 yards backstroke
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
, finishing 4th and 6th in each final respectively. Additionally O'Carroll swam in the 110 yards freestyle event.