John Devitt

John Devitt
AM

John Devitt and Kaye Nottle in 1956
Personal information
Full name	John Thomas Devitt
National team	Australia
Born	(1937-02-04)4 February 1937 Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Died	17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Manly Swimming Club
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 1960 Rome 100 m freestyle 1956 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 1960 Rome 4×200 m freestyle British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 100 m freestyle 1958 Cardiff 4×100 m medley relay 1958 Cardiff 4×200 m freestyle relay

John Thomas Devitt, AM^[1] (4 February 1937 – 17 August 2023) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, being awarded the gold medal despite the timekeepers recording a slower time than the American silver medallist Lance Larson. He also claimed a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.