David Davies (swimmer)

David Davies
Davies (right) with First Minister of Wales Rhodri Morgan in 2004
Personal information
Full nameDavid Michael Rhys Davies
Nickname"Dai Splash"
National team Great Britain
Born (1985-03-03) 3 March 1985 (age 39)
Barry, Wales
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCity of Cardiff
CoachDave Haller
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 10 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Riesa 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Trieste 1500 m freestyle
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 400 m freestyle

David Michael Rhys Davies (born 3 March 1985) is a Welsh former competitive swimmer who has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, and swam for Great Britain at Olympic, World and European level He is the 2006 Commonwealth Games champion at 1500 metres freestyle and holds the rare distinction of having won medals in all six major long-course and short-course international championships available to him (Olympic Games (twice), World Championships (twice), World Championships (25m), European Championships , European Championships (25m) (3 times) and Commonwealth Games (twice) ).

Davies specialised in long-distance freestyle and open water events.[1][2] Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004, 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics.[2] As of the end of 2010, he held the British Records in the 400-, 800- and 1500-metre freestyle events.

  1. ^ "BBC SPORT – Olympics – Davies retains British swim title". BBC Sport. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b "David Davies". BBC. August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.

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