Portsmouth N · GBR
David is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 13 years and 11 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2000 in Hong Kong, where he raced the 50 backstroke in 27.04.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 7 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 50.89, set in long course (50 m) at British Gas National Championships (50m).
His record includes world championships, in 2008 (9th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2008). A representative mark at that level is 3:40.51 in the 400 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in the World Cup circuit, continental championships and national championships.
After a 2-year break between 2008 and 2010, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2010.
Those meets span 9 different venues (Hong_kong, Sheffield, Imperia and Melbourne…).
Latest competition: British Gas National Championships (50m), on June 20, 2012. He closes this record with 15 current event personal bests, across 15 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.