Education
University of New South Wales.
University of New South Wales.
Wenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979. He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
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. His daughter Karen Baildon (née Wenden) competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Mission Universe Mission Photogenic title.
