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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Liam is in a relationship with fellow swimmer [[Caitlin McClatchey]] . |
Liam is in a relationship with fellow swimmer [[Caitlin McClatchey]] . |
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====Charity Work==== |
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Tancock is currently an Athlete Ambassador for [[Right To Play]], the world's leading sport for development charity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Right To Play: Meet Our Athletes|url=http://www.righttoplay.com/uk/the-team/Pages/MeetOurAthletes.aspx}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:33, 17 August 2011
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| Full name | Liam John Tancock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Fatboy, The Tank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1985 Exeter, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Loughborough University SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Loughborough University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liam John Tancock[1] (born 7 May 1985 in Exeter, England) is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science. On 2 April 2008, he set a new world 50 m backstroke record of 24.47 seconds at the British Olympic trials at the Ponds Forge pool, Sheffield. On 1 August 2009 he set a new world 50 m backstroke record of 24.08 in the semifinal at the 2009 Rome World Aquatics Championships and the following day he won the gold medal beating again the world record with 24.04. In 2011 he retained his world title in the 50m backstroke in the 2011 World aquatics Championships in Shanghai.
Personal bests and records held
- Long course (50 m)
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 100 m freestyle | 48.76 | 19 Mar 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 24.04 | WR | 2 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [2] |
| 100 m backstroke | 52.73 |
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28 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:03.17 | 27 May 2005 | Speedo Grand Prix | Irvine, California, United States | ||
| 200 m individual medley | 1:57.79 | 1 Apr 2008 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
- Short course (25 m)
| Event | Time |
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Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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| 50 m backstroke | 23.41 | NR (sf) | 11 Apr 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [3] |
| 100 m backstroke | 50.14 | CR, NR | 10 Apr 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [4] |
| 100 m individual medley | 52.22 | NR | 13 Apr 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [5] |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:53.10 | CR, NR | 11 Apr 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; CR – Commonwealth record; NR – British record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Personal life
Liam is in a relationship with fellow swimmer Caitlin McClatchey .
Charity Work
Tancock is currently an Athlete Ambassador for Right To Play, the world's leading sport for development charity.[6]
References
- ^ "Results – Tuesday 5 October". BBC Sport. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Tancock Posts New World Record". British Swimming. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "Gilchrist continues BG's gold rush". British Swimming. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Gold medals claimed by British team". British Swimming. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ Craig Lord (2008-04-14). "Britain win 24 medals in Manchester". The Times. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "Right To Play: Meet Our Athletes".
External links
- Personal Website
- British Swimming athlete profile
- British Olympic Association Profile
- BBC News Article on Liam
- British Swimming results and rankings database entry
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Categories:
- 1985 births
- English swimmers
- Male backstroke swimmers
- World record holders in swimming
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- People from Exeter
- Living people
- Former world record holders in swimming