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Bill Devenish

Personal information
Birth name	William Charles Devenish
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Swimming
Event	Freestyle
Medal record British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle

William Charles Devenish is a former competitive swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s.

A Sydney native, Devenish attended Westfields Sports High School and was a dominant swimmer in the Combined Schools competition, holding all possible freestyle records.

Devenish claimed three gold medals at the 1967 national titles in Adelaide and the following year came fourth in the 400 metres freestyle at the national titles, where a podium placing was needed for selection to the Mexico City Olympics.

In 1970, Devenish secured a bronze medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and won two relay golds, including a world record breaking performance in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle.

References

1. "Bill Devenish Results". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2020.
2. "Set Two Records In Asia". The Biz. 22 August 1968. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Gold Medals For Devenish". The Biz. 9 March 1967. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Swimmer becomes third to win cup three times". The Biz. 6 April 1967. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Wenden Tops Own Records". The Biz. 29 February 1968. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Devenish Appeal Refused". The Biz. 11 April 1968. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Home with medals". The Biz. 13 August 1970. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.

• Living people
• Australian male freestyle swimmers
• People educated at Westfields Sports High School
• Swimmers from Sydney
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
• Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
• Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
• Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
• Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
• Sportsmen from New South Wales