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Sam is a swimmer from Australia, a butterfly specialist and a sprinter, whose official competitive record spans 4 seasons, 8 years and 7 meets.
His recorded career begins in 2004 in Melbourne, where he raced the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.15.
His signature event is the 200 butterfly, his reference distance in butterfly, ahead of the 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly. Butterfly is the backbone of the whole record: 6 recorded swims.
His fastest 200 butterfly stands at 2:01.38, set in long course (50 m) at Telstra Australian National Championships (50m).
His record includes world championships, in 2011 (14th FINA World Championships 2011). A representative mark at that level is 52.19 in the 100 butterfly, recorded in long course (50 m). He also appears in the World Cup circuit 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 6 different venues (Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore and Shanghai…).
Latest competition: FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2011, on November 13, 2011. He closes this record with 13 current event personal bests, across 13 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics and Masters Australia.