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Richard is a swimmer from the United Kingdom, a sprinter and an international championship swimmer, whose official competitive record spans 2 seasons, 6 years and 3 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2000 in Sheffield, where he raced the 100 individual medley in 1:00.44.
His signature event is the 100 freestyle, his reference distance in freestyle, ahead of the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 5 recorded swims.
His fastest 100 freestyle stands at 52.92, set in long course (50 m) at Speedo Champions Series - Houston.
His record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2000 (FINA Swimming World Cup 1999-2000). A representative mark at that level is 1:00.44 in the 100 individual medley, recorded in short course (25 m). He also appears in international meets.
After a 5-year break between 2000 and 2005, he came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2005.
Those meets span 3 different venues (Sheffield, Fort Lauderdale and Southern Zone-south).
Latest competition: Speedo Champions Series - Houston, on July 20, 2005. He closes this record with 11 current event personal bests, across 11 verified official swims in competitions governed by Aquatics GB and World Aquatics.