Bill Kirby

William Ashley Kirby OAM (born 12 September 1975) is an Australian swimmer who was competitive on an international level in the nineties and early 2000s. He specialized in freestyle and butterfly and won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as part of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Bill Kirby
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ashley Kirby
National teamAustralia
Born (1975-09-12) 12 September 1975
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCity of Perth Comets SC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
1997 Gothenburg 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 200 m butterfly
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