David Carry
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| Full name | David Robert Carry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1981 Aberdeen, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aberdeen Dolphins City of Aberdeen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Loughborough University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Robert Carry (born 8 October 1981) is a Scottish former competition
He represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2006 he won two golds in the 400-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley.[2]
He attended Robert Gordon's College during his school years. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing the 400-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay swimming events.[citation needed] Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he swam in the 400-metre freestyle, and qualified for the finals with the time 3:47.25. His final result was seventh, with the time 3:48.62. He was also a member of the British men's team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Carry retired from competitive swimming in October 2012.[3] Following his retirement from swimming, he was performance director for his former sports management company, Red Sky Management, based in Edinburgh, as a business coach.
Carry along with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, boxer Nicola Adams, fellow swimmer Michael Jamieson and sprinter Allan Wells were ambassadors for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4]
On 15 September 2012 at Craigiebuckler Church,
Personal bests and records
| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 100 m freestyle | 50.64 | 49.66 |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:46.47 NR | 1:45.63 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:47.17 NR | 3:40.51 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:15.98 | 4:13.83 |
| Key NR:British | ||
See also
- Commonwealth Games records in swimming
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ "Kvarti føroyingurin í finaluni" (in Faroese). sportal.fo – Føroyski ítróttar portalurin. Retrieved 30 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Swimming Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen swimmer David Carry announces retirement". BBC News. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Swarbrick, Susan (20 August 2013). "Keep calm and Carry on winning". The Herald. Glasgow: Newsquest. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Keri-Anne Payne's Team GB Olympic Profile". Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Magnay, Jacqueline (29 December 2012) "Keri-Anne Payne considers switching to the pool after the pain of fourth at London Olympics", The Telegraph; retrieved 24 January 2013
External links
- British Swimming athlete profile
- British Olympic Association athlete profile Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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