Ronald "Roly" Crichton is a New Zealand para-swimmer and coach. At the

1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, commonly known as the 1984 Summer Paralympics, were the seventh Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes w ...

, he won a gold medal in the 50m Freestyle 2, silver medals in the 200m Freestyle 2 and 25m Butterfly 2, and a bronze medal in the 100m Individual Medley 2. At the

1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officia ...

, he won a silver medal in the 200m Freestyle 2 and a bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle 2. Crichton is the former coach of para-swimmer

Sophie Pascoe Dame Sophie Frances Pascoe (born 8 January 1993) is a retired New Zealand para-swimmer. She represented New Zealand at four Summer Paralympic Games from 2008, winning a total of eleven gold medals, seven silver medals and one bronze medal, m ...

, and in the

2019 New Year Honours The 2019 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...

, he was made an Officer of the

New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for th ...

for services to Paralympic sport.

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* * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Paralympic swimmers for New Zealand New Zealand swimming coaches Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for New Zealand Paralympic silver medalists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming New Zealand male freestyle swimmers {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub