Roly Crichton

Roly Crichton
ONZM
	Crichton in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Crichton
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Swimming
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing New Zealand
Paralympic Games

Ronald "Roly" Crichton ONZM is a New Zealand para-swimmer and coach. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 50m Freestyle 2, silver medals in the 200m Freestyle 2 and 25m Butterfly 2, and a bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley 2.^[1] At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 200m Freestyle 2 and a bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle 2.^[2]

Crichton is the former coach of para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe, and in the 2019 New Year Honours, he was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Paralympic sport.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "New York, USA & Stoke Mandeville 1984". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "Seoul 1988". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "Sophie Pascoe's coach Roly Crichton says honour will give him 'another kick'". Stuff.co.nz. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "'I'm so proud': Dame Sophie Pascoe splits with longtime coach Roly Crichton". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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[1] "New York, USA & Stoke Mandeville 1984". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[2] "Seoul 1988". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[3] "Sophie Pascoe's coach Roly Crichton says honour will give him 'another kick'". Stuff.co.nz. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[4] "'I'm so proud': Dame Sophie Pascoe splits with longtime coach Roly Crichton". Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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