Wilkie's family announced the swimming legend, who won 200m breaststroke gold for Great Britain in Montreal in 1976, died peacefully following his battle with cancer on Wednesday morning.
Wilkie won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976, as well as two Olympic silver medals and three world titles. The legendary swimmer - who was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1954 to Scottish parents - won his first major medal with a bronze at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, representing Scotland.
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