James Carter (swimmer)

James Carter

Personal information
Full name	James Hill Carter
Nickname(s)	"Jim", "Jimmy"
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1957-02-12) 12 February 1957
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle, medley
Club	Ryde-Carlile Swimming Club
College team	University of California, Berkeley (U.S.)
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain World Championships 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley European Championships 1974 Vienna 1500 m freestyle 1977 Jönköping 4×100 m medley

James Hill Carter (born 12 February 1957) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, during the 1970s and early 1980s. Carter competed in backstroke and freestyle swimming events ranging from 100 metres to 1500 metres.

Carter qualified for three Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980; his best result was fourth place as a member of the British men's team in the 4×100-metre medley relay in 1976.^[1] As a British relay team member, he won bronze medals in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships and 1977 European Aquatics Championships. He also won a silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.^[2]

Between 1977 and 1979 he studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and swam for the university's California Golden Bears swimming and diving team.^[3] Before that he was trained at the Ryde-Carlile Swimming Club, Putney, New South Wales, Australia.^[1][4]

As seen on the Food Network television programme Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Carter now owns a diner called Meal Ticket in Berkeley, California, together with his wife Carolyn Del Gaudio.^[5]

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