Michael Vincent Wenden, AM, MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.^[1]

Michael Wenden
AM MBE

Personal information
Full name	Michael Vincent Wenden
Nickname(s)	"Mick", "Mike"
National team	Australia
Born	(1949-11-17) 17 November 1949 (age 74) Sydney, New South Wales
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 200 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1973 Belgrade 4×200 m freestyle 1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd freestyle 1966 Kingston 4×220 yd freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 200 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×200 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 4×100 m medley 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m medley 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle

Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979.^[2] He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969^[3] and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".^[4]

Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales. His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title.^[5] She is married to Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon.