SPORT: SWIMMING

COMPETITIVE ERA: 1980 - 1989

Victor Davis was a Canadian Olympic and World champion swimmer.

As a boy, Davis learned how to swim in the lakes in the area around his home, then joined the Guelph Marlin Aquatic Club at the age of 12.

A dedicated sportsman, he had a fierce passion to win that saw him become one of Canada's most prominent international swimming stars…

As of 2009, Davis is still the most succcesful breaststroke swimmer Canada has ever produced. Though his Canadian National Records have now been surpassed by the likes of Morgan Knabe and Michael Brown - the new generation of Canadian male breastrokers are still yet to match his Gold Medal achievements.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Victor Davis was named Swimming Canada's Athlete of the Year three times - and the Canadian government made him a member of the Order of Canada. He was also voted into Canada’s Sports Hall Of Fame in 1990.