Lin Meiring (22 October 1933 – 6 February 2022) was a South African former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Meiring finished fourth in the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fi ...

110 yards backstroke.

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1933 births 2022 deaths Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Pietermaritzburg South African male backstroke swimmers 21st-century South African people 20th-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub