Scott Dickens

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Scott Dickens
Personal information
Full name Andrew Scott Dickens
Nickname(s) Scotty
Nationality  Canada
Born (1984-08-04) August 4, 1984
Burlington, Ontario
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 87 kilograms (192 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Breaststroke
Club UBC Dolphins
College team University of British Columbia

Scott Dickens (born August 4, 1984 in Burlington, Ontario) is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the breaststroke events. He claimed two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dickens won his first national title at the 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials, earning his first trip to the Olympic Games where he finished 19th in the 100-metre breaststroke. On October 23, 2013, Dickens announced he was retiring from swimming after ten years with the national team.

Olympics

Finished 8th in the semi-final heat and 16th overall of the 100m breast-stroke (28th July 2012) at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Dickens was feeling sick during his semi final race. He said he had a running nose the morning of the race.

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