David Davies (swimmer)
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens[1] | 1500 m freestyle | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Bronze | 2006 Melbourne[2] | 400 m freestyle | |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | 1500 m freestyle | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Bronze | 2005 Montreal[3] | 1500 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2007 Melbourne[4] | 1500 m freestyle | |
| World Championships - Short Course | |||
| Silver | 2008 Manchester | 1500 m freestyle | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Silver | 2008 Eindhoven | 1500m Freestyle | |
| European Championships (SC) | |||
| Silver | 2002 Riesa | 1500m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 2004 Vienna | 1500m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 2005 Trieste | 1500m Freestyle | |
David Davies (born March 3, 1985 in Barry, Wales, United Kingdom) is a British long-distance swimmer.[5]
Davies competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.Still a teenager, he took part in the European Junior Championships where he won gold in 2003. Specialising in the 1,500 metres freestyle, he competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he took the bronze medal in a time of 14:45.95 (a British and European record), the European Championships (LC) in 2004 where he failed to win a medal, and the World Championships (LC) in 2005 where he also took bronze.
Davies won the gold medal in the 1,500 metre freestyle and the bronze medal in the 400 metre freestyle for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He took silver at the 2008 World Short Course Championship games held in Manchester, UK on 13 April 2008.
Davies has also been selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and will compete in the 1500m freestyle race [6].
David Davies has become an icon of swimming in the UK and Australia. He is sponsored by Speedo.
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ 2004 Olympic Games swimming results. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Swimming Schedule and Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- ^ Montreal 2005 Results. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ 12th FINA World Championships. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ David Davies. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
- ^ David Davies profile at British Olympics Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
