Co Cardiff · GBR
David is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, an Olympian and a distance freestyler, whose official competitive record spans 4 seasons, 7 years and 5 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2003 in Glasgow, where he raced the 200 freestyle in 1:51.15.
His signature event is the 1500 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 400 freestyle and 200 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 6 recorded swims.
His fastest 1500 freestyle stands at 14:45.95, set in long course (50 m) at Olympic Games Athens 2004.
He has raced at the Olympic Games level, in 2004 (Olympic Games Athens 2004). A representative mark at that level is 14:45.95 in the 1500 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in world and continental championships.
After a 4-year break between 2005 and 2009, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2009.
Those meets span 5 different venues (Glasgow, Athens, Trieste and Rome…).
Latest competition: British Gas Duel in the Pool 2009, on December 19, 2009. He closes this record with 6 current event personal bests, across 6 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.