Adrian David Swan (15 January 1930 – 29 September 1989) was an Australian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He represented

Australia at the 1952 Winter Olympics Australia sent a delegation to compete at the 1952 Winter Olympics from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, Norway. This was the nation's second appearance at the Winter Olympic Games with their first being in 1936. The Australian delegation consist ...

, where he placed 10th. He was the first men's singles skater to represent Australia at the Olympics. In 1951, he also competed at the

British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organised by British Ice Skating to crown the national champions of Great Britain. The first official British Championships were held in 1903 in London. The com ...

. Swan also competed in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...

; he is the 1949 Australian national champion with partner Gwenneth Molony.

Competitive highlights

Pairs (with Molony)

References

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* * Australian male single skaters Australian male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Australia Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics 1930 births 1989 deaths Figure skaters from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub