Jim Piper

This article is about the Australian swimmer. For other people with the same name, see Jim Piper (disambiguation).
Jim Piper
Personal information
Full name Jim Alan Piper
National team  Australia
Born (1981-08-13) 13 August 1981
Campbelltown, New South Wales
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke

Jim Alan Piper (born 13 August 1981)[1] is a former Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He swam for Australia at the:

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished 19th in the 100-metre breaststroke and was a member of Australia's 9th-place men's 4×100-metre medley relay team. He also reached and swam in the final heat of the 200-metre breaststroke, where he was disqualified.[3]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won the 200-metre breaststroke. Four years later, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the event.

At the 2002 Short Course Worlds, he won the 200-metre breaststroke in a new meet record (2:07.16).[4]

As of 2013, he is a board member of Swimming Western Australia, a state federation of Swimming Australia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Piper's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Jim Piper swims the 200m breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships. Posted by Getty Images on 26 August 2002; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Setting the Record Straight by Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post. Published 19 August 2004; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. ↑ SC Worlds 2002 results: Men's 200m Breaststroke - final. Published by Omega Timing (official timer) on 5 April 2002; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ↑ SWA Board & Committees page from the Swimming Western Australia website; retrieved 27 June 2013.
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