Dr Ian Gordon


Ian Gordon, co-author of Great Lengths, is a former competitive swimmer, water polo player and lifeguard and a GP in Bournemouth. He has served as team doctor to the Great Britain swimming team since 1993 and as Head of Medical Services for the Amateur Swimming Association since 2005. He is also a vice president of Worthing Swimming Club, which he joined as a nine year old in 1963, and a life member of the Bournemouth Dolphins SC. Great Lengths reflects more than 25 years of research into historic swimming pools, during which Ian has built up one of the most comprehensive archives in the country.


Books by Ian

Liquid Assets

Great Lengths

The historic indoor swimming pools of Britain

By Dr Ian Gordon and Simon Inglis

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