Ian Edmond
British swimmer
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Ian Edmond (born 2 June 1978) is a former competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and competed for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Ian Edmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In his junior years he swam for Reading SC in England, and joined Warrender BC as his Scottish club team. In 1996 he relocated to Edinburgh for University and swam with Warrender and the City of Edinburgh Swim Team under coach Tim Jones.
Edmond was the silver medallist at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in the 200 m breaststroke. In the same year he was champion in the same event at the European SC Championships.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the men's 200-metre breaststroke where he reached the semi-final, but was disqualified during his swim. He also represented Scotland at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
See also
External links
- British Swimming athlete profile Archived 1 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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