Liam Tancock
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United Kingdom |
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| World Championsips (Long Course) | |||
| Bronze | 2005 Montreal | 50 m backstroke | |
| Bronze | 2007 Melbourne | 50 m backstroke | |
| Bronze | 2007 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke | |
| World Championships (Short Course) | |||
| Gold | 2008 Manchester | 100 m backstroke | |
| Silver | 2008 Manchester | 50 m backstroke | |
| Silver | 2008 Manchester | 200 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2008 Manchester | 100 m medley | |
| European Championsips (Short Course) | |||
| Bronze | 2005 Trieste | 50 m backstroke | |
| Bronze | 2005 Trieste | 4x50 m medley | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Silver | 2006 Melbourne | 50 m backstroke | |
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke | |
Liam Tancock (born 7th May 1985, Exeter, England) is a British backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50m and 100m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science. On April 2, 2008, he set a new world 50m backstroke record of 24.47 seconds at the British Olympic trials at the Ponds Forge pool, Sheffield.
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Preceded by Thomas Rupprath |
Men's 50 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) April 2, 2008 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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