Gregor Tait

Gregor Tait (born 20 April 1979) is a Scottish backstroke swimmer, and an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain. He has swum for Great Britain (or Scotland as noted) at the:

• Olympics: 2004, 2008
• World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007
• Commonwealth Games (Scotland): 2002, 2006
• Short Course Europeans: 2001, 2003, 2006

Gregor Tait

Personal information
Born	(1979-04-20) 20 April 1979 Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	City of Edinburgh
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain Short Course Europeans 2001 Antwerp 4×50m Medley Relay 2001 Antwerp 100m backstroke Representing Scotland Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200m backstroke 2006 Melbourne 200m individual medley 2002 Manchester 200 m backstroke 2006 Melbourne 100m backstroke 2006 Melbourne 4×100m Medley Relay

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he won the Men's 200m Backstroke in a Games Record, and also won the 200m Individual Medley. In addition, Tait also claimed two bronze medals at the 2006 Games. He was hailed as a "national hero" upon his return by Scotland's First Minister, Jack McConnell.

Tait was born in Glasgow. He is married to the Australian Olympic swimmer Alice Mills.

Personal bests and records held

Event	Long course	Short course
50 m backstroke	26.05	24.52
100 m backstroke	54.22	51.88
200 m backstroke	1:56.67	1:51.66
200 m individual medley	2.00.73
Key NR:British

See also

• Commonwealth Games records in swimming
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

External links

• British Swimming athlete profile
• British Olympic Association athlete profile Archived 28 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine