| GARETH DUKE |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Swansea Performance |
| Coach: |
Billy Pye |
| Classification: |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
| DOB: |
18th June 1986 |
| Height: |
1.40m |
| Weight: |
60kg |
| Born: |
Cwmbran, Wales |
| Lives: |
Pontnewyde |
| Nickname: |
Doofy |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
Paralympic Games, Beijing 2008
SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1:28.20 (SB6)
British Championships, 2008
SILVER 100m Breaststroke 1:33.02
IPC World Championships, Durban 2006
GOLD 100m Breaststroke 1.27.04
BRONZE 200m I.M 2.56.64
6th 400m Freestyle 5.41.58
9th 50m Freestyle 35.04
Paralympic Games, Athens 2004
GOLD 100m Breaststroke 1.29.93
BRONZE 4x50m Freestyle (20 points) 2.37.20
6th 4x50m IM 2.57.06
World Championships, Argentina 2002
SILVER 100m Breaststroke (SB6)
BRONZE 4x100m Freestyle
| 100m Breaststroke |
Durban |
04/12/06 |
1:27.04 |
WR/ER/BR |
| 400m Freestyle |
Sheffield |
06/05/05 |
5:42.89 |
BR |
| 4x50m IM |
Durban |
04/12/06 |
2:51.59 |
BR |
| 4x50m Freestyle |
Athens |
09/04 |
2:37.20 secs |
BR |
Favourite Event: 100m breaststroke
Finest ever performance/Why: It has to Athens where I won the gold medal in my first Paralympic Games-that was my moment.
First senior international meet: Commonwealth Games for Wales in Manchester in 2002
Role models: Liz Johnson
My aspirations are: To win medals in Beijing this year and in London in 2012.
Tip for the top: Train hard, keep fit and healthy and look after your health.
Life after swimming: Not sure - get a job and continue to work.
Music: All sorts really
If I wasn‘t a swimmer I would be a: Lifeguard
Describe yourself in three words: Cute, funny and a good laugh
Would most like to meet: Ian Thorpe
Most prized possession: Liz Johnson because she’s always around to give me advice and to help me along.
Biggest influence on career: My dad
Sporting Relations: None
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