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| Residence | Victoria, BC, CAN |
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| Club / Team | Toronto Swim Club: Canada |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Marketing - University of Denver: United States |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Making movies, working with computers. (swimming.ca, 19 Jul 2010). |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I started swimming when I was eight years old because my mother bribed me with McDonalds." |
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| Most influential person in career | His mother. (islandswimming.blogspot.co.uk, 19 Mar 2012) |
| Hero / Idol | Canadian athlete and cancer activist Terry Fox. (islandswimming.blogspot.co.uk, 19 Mar 2012) |
| Awards and honours | He was named Athlete of the Year at the University of Denver in 2009. (swimming.ca, 19 Jul 2010) |
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| Name of coach | Ben Titley |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up swimming at age eight. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Canada |
| Tournament | World Championships |
| Location | Rome |
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| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
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| Coach from which country? | Great Britain |
General Interest | |
| Other information | COMING BACK REVITALISED He had become tired of swimming until he qualified for the 2013 World Championships. "I haven’t been truly excited about swimming in a long time and surprising myself with that swim in the 200m freestyle [at the Canadian trials] reinvigorated my passion for the sport." (swimswam.com, 08 Apr 2013) FILM MAKER While in high school, he won the Glenwood Springs Film Festival and the Steamboat Springs Film Festival for best drama movie. (parcolympique.qc.ca, 06 Apr 2012) |
| Famous relatives | His mother competed at national level in swimming. His younger brother Cole also competed in swimming for the University of Denver. (swimming.ca, 2013) |
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| Coach from what year? | 2013 |
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| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "A happy swimmer is a fast swimmer." (swimswam.com, 08 Apr 2013) |