Geoffrey Lloyd Shipton (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The New South Welshman combined with David Theile, Neville Hayes and Terry Gathercole to win silver in the 4×100-metre medley relay, behind the United States and in front of Japanese team by just 0.2 of a second, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. Shipton had previously won a bronze medal in the 110-yard freestyle at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, behind fellow Australians John Devitt and Gary Chapman. See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay References 1941 births Living people Australian male freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic swimmers of Australia People from New South Wales Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games