Aldy Meinhardt

Aldwin Walter Meinhardt is a Canadian former swimmer of the 1960s who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly. He was a Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games medalist.[1]

Aldy Meinhardt
Personal information
Birth nameAldwin Walter Meinhardt
Sport
Country Canada
SportSwimming
Event(s)Freestyle / Butterfly
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1962 Perth4×110 y freestyle
Silver medal – second place1962 Perth4×220 y freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place1962 Perth110 y butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1962 Perth4×110 y medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1963 São Paulo4×200 m freestyle

Meinhardt, who is of Austrian descent, swam for the Vancouver Amateur Swim Club and was an All-American on the University of Washington swim team.[2] He was the first Canadian to swim the 100 metre butterfly in under one minute and was also a national record holder in freestyle.[3] In 1964 he briefly held Canada's 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard butterfly records, only to have them both bettered by Daniel Sherry later in the same competition.[4]

References
  1. "Swim Star Injured in Cycle Crash". The Vancouver Sun. September 4, 1963.
  2. "Empty Chair Gets Aldy's Trophy". The Vancouver Sun. January 11, 1963.
  3. "BEG swimmers look good as marks fall". The Province. November 5, 1962.
  4. "Olympic Aces In 10 Events, Set 10 Marks". Times Colonist. September 21, 1964.
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