Barnet Copt · GBR
Mike is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 4 seasons, 10 years and 6 meets.
His recorded career begins in 1989 in Paris, where he raced the 100 butterfly in 54.00.
His signature event is the 50 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 100 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 4 recorded swims.
His fastest 50 freestyle stands at 22.72, set in long course (50 m) at European Championships 1991.
His record includes the World Cup circuit, between 1989 and 1998 (FINA Swimming World Cup 1988-1989 and FINA Swimming World Cup 1991). A representative mark at that level is 22.19 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in continental championships.
After a 6-year break between 1992 and 1998, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 1998.
Those meets span 4 different venues (Paris, Bonn, Athens and Sydney).
Latest competition: FINA Swimming World Cup 1998, on March 29, 1998. He closes this record with 7 current event personal bests, across 7 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.