Neil Willey

Neil Edward Willey (born 11 September 1976) is a male former international backstroke swimmer from England.

Neil Willey

Personal information
Full name	Neil Edward Willey
Nationality	British
Born	11 September 1976 Enfield, Greater London
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Men’s swimming Representing  Great Britain World Championships (SC) 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 1996 Riesa 4×50 m medley 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley

Swimming career

Willey represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia).[1]

He represented England principally in the backstroke events but also won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

Willey won several medals (silver and bronze) in the 1990s as a member of the British short course (25 m) relay teams. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 50 metres backstroke title three times (1995, 1997, 2001) and the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1995, 1997).[5][6]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.
6. ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.