Mark Treffers is one of the unsung heroes of New Zealand sport. Perhaps because he spent most of his working life as a lawyer based in Canberra, his heroics at the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games have tended to be overlooked somewhat.

Another factor might be that on the same day Treffers stunned swimming followers by winning the gold medal in the men's 400m individual medley, Jaynie Parkhouse captured the hearts of the country with her thrilling gold medal effort in the 800m freestyle and not surprisingly captured most of the headlines.

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