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‘I’m mad to do it’: David Wilkie’s son quits job to chase late father’s Olympic swimming world record

In an extraordinary bid driven by grief and legacy, Adam Wilkie has quit his job to pursue a near-impossible goal: matching the iconic world record set by his father, David Wilkie, nearly 50 years ago.

The Times of India

David Wilkie’s son quits his job to target his late father’s world record

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The Independent UK

Meet Adam Wilkie, the marketing manager trying to match father’s swimming world record

Adam Wilkie has quit his desk job in a bid to match the world-record time of his father, British Olympic swimming great David Wilkie, who passed away in 2024

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David Wilkie obituary

One of the greatest British swimmers who won gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Montreal Olympics in 1976

The Guardian - UK

Former British Olympic swimming champion, David Wilkie, dies aged 70

Wilkie won the gold medal for 200m breastroke at the 1976 Olympics capping off a short but brilliant career

The Independent UK

David Wilkie: Swimming star who shattered world record at Montreal Olympics

Wilkie stormed to 200m breaststroke gold in 1976.

The Independent UK

Olympic swimming great David Wilkie dies aged 70 after cancer battle

The Scot, who won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, died peacefully on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

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Brendan Rodgers is the man for Celtic if Ange departs and all would be forgiven if he delivered ninth Treble - Hotline

The Hoops are celebrating a record breaking Treble but they could soon be hunting a new boss - Fraser Wilson mans the phones.

Daily Record

Steven Gerrard's classless Celtic celebration means no Premier League club touches him with a barge pole - Hotline

Two major flashpoints that sparked ugly scenes are dominating the talking points for the punters.

Daily Record

The beating heart of Kilmarnock: The Galleon Leisure Centre marks 35 years since it first opened

Three members of staff have been there for 35 years and have lifted the lid on their time at the facility.

Daily Record

Frank Auerbach: Unseen review – art that restores a sense of what it is to be human

Holocaust orphan Auerbach’s stunning paintings – tangled masses with hints of horror – have been brought out of the Tate’s vaults to resonate poignantly in a time of war

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