Phil Rogers

Australian swimmer (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philip John Rogers (born 24 April 1971) is a former breaststroke swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

FullnamePhilip John Rogers
Nickname
"Phil"
Nationalteam Australia
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 54)
Adelaide, South Australia
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Phil Rogers
Personal information
Full namePhilip John Rogers
Nickname
"Phil"
National team Australia
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 54)
Adelaide, South Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1996 Atlanta4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place1998 Perth4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1993 Palma100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1997 Gothenburg4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1993 Palma200 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Kobe100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1993 Kobe200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1991 Edmonton100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1993 Kobe4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1997 Fukuoka100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1997 Fukuoka4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1995 Atlanta200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1991 Edmonton4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1994 Victoria4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1990 Auckland4×100 m medley
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At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, followed by a bronze in 1996 in the 4x100-metre medley relay. During his last Olympic appearance, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was the oldest member of the Australian Swimming team, at age 29.[2]

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