Allan Wood

He spent his entire career in the shadow of fellow Australian distance freestyle swimmers Murray Rose and Bob Windle who won Olympic gold medals.[2] Coming from Wollongong, Wood made his debut at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he was a member of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, swimming in the heats.However, a last-minute public appeal brought Rose back from the United States, where he was studying and competing in the US collegiate system.Wood won a gold medal in the 4×220-yard freestyle relay, alongside Windle, Rose, and Tony Strahan and help to set a world record in the process.Wood narrowly missed a third medal when he, Windle, Dickson, and Peter Doak finished fourth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Alan WoodAllen Wood1964 Summer OlympicsAustraliaWollongongNew South WalesTugun, QueenslandSwimmingFreestyleOlympic Games1964 Tokyo400 m freestyle1500 m freestyleBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games1962 PerthswimmerMurray RoseBob Windle1960 Summer Olympics4×200-metre freestyle relay teamJohn DevittJohn KonradsDavid Dickson1962 Commonwealth GamesWestern AustraliaTony StrahanDon TalbotDon SchollanderEast GermanyFrank WiegandRoy SaariPeter DoakGold Coast, QueenslandCurrumbin ValleyInternational Olympic CommitteeJohn Flynn Private HospitalSwimming WorldMallon, BillSports Reference LLCAustralian Broadcasting CorporationSwimSwamWorld AquaticsAustralian Olympic CommitteeOlympics.comOlympedia