During the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Thompson brought home gold in the 100m butterfly and the 100m medley relay. The medal pictured is from the 100m medley relay, the team consisted of Bill Sawchuk, Graham Smith, Jay Tapp and Dan Thompson. When speaking about the event Thompson says, “We beat the mighty Australian team in this event. A huge win for Canada as it was the last race of the games. This meant we won more Gold during the Commonwealth games in swimming for the first time ever.”
