Co Oxford · GBR
Adam is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international traveller on the circuit, whose official competitive record spans 7 seasons, 8 years, 9 countries and 28 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2007 in Antwerpen, where he raced the 200 freestyle in 1:54.17.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, the event he has raced the most, followed by the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 28 meets and 56 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 47.24, set in long course (50 m) at Duel in the Pool 2013.
He has raced at the Olympic Games level, in 2012 (Olympic Games London 2012). A representative mark at that level is 49.20 in the 100 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in world championships, continental championships, national championships and international meets.
After a 2-year break between 2007 and 2009, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2009. 2014 is the busiest season on record, with 14 verified individual swims.
He is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 9 countries (the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Belgium, China, Hungary, Italy, Poland and UNK), including 17 of 28 meets outside the United Kingdom.
Those meets span 18 different venues (Sheffield, Auburn, Glasgow and Barcelona…). He has raced for Co Oxford.
Latest competition: 20th Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, on July 29, 2014, with 1 swim: 22.62 in the 50 freestyle, all in long course (50 m). He closes this record with 7 current event personal bests and 21 all-time PB improvements, across 59 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.