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Glen Housman

Personal information
Full name	Glen Clifford Housman
National team	Australia
Born	(1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 53) Rockhampton, Queensland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Commercial Swim Club
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1989 Tokyo 1500m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×200m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 1500m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×200m freestyle

Glen Clifford Housman (born 3 September 1971) is an Australian former distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won the silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His career was overshadowed by fellow Australian Kieren Perkins, and was also marred by illness.

Housman entered the international stage after winning the 400-, 800- and 1500-metre freestyle events at the 1989 Australian championships, gaining selection for the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, where he claimed gold in the 1500-metre event. He continued to improve, breaking the 1500-metre world record in Adelaide at the Australian trials for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. However, this record was disallowed as the electronic timing equipment failed as he touched the finishing wall, even though he was clearly ahead of the world record as he touched. Housman proceeded to win a gold and silver in the 1500- and 400-metre freestyle events respectively in Auckland.

In 1991, Housman was struck down by illness, and was forced to sit on the sidelines as Perkins claimed the 1500-metre freestyle world record. He returned at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where despite swimming a fine race, he was completely overshadowed as Perkins swept all before him. Housman was once again absent in 1993 due to illness, returning to the pool for the 1994 Commonwealth Games only to finish 3rd in the 1500-metre freestyle, trailing Perkins and Daniel Kowalski. He also won gold in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

Housman's final international campaign at the 1996 Summer Olympics was a disappointment. He missed out on selection for the 1500-metre behind Perkins and Kowalski, and was relegated to the role of a heat swimmer for the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, which later finished fourth.

Awards

• 1990 – Australian Swimmer of the Year

Personal life

Housman married Jodie Clatworthy, a fellow Australian swimmer who competed at the 1988 Olympics.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 214. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.

External links

• sportsillustrated.cnn.com
• http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23666425-5012448,00.html

• 1971 births
• Living people
• Australian male freestyle swimmers
• Olympic swimmers for Australia
• Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Sportspeople from Rockhampton
• Australian Swimmers of the Year
• Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
• Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
• Olympic silver medalists for Australia
• Olympic silver medalists in swimming
• Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
• 20th-century Australian sportsmen
• Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• Sportsmen from Queensland