Wesley Roberts (swimmer)
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| Full name | Wesley Tikiariki Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wests Illawarra Aquatic[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wesley Roberts (born 24 June 1997) is a Cook Islands swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and holds several Cook Islands national records in swimming.
Personal life[]
From Atiu, Roberts attends Federation University in Australia.[2] He is studying for a Bachelor of IT degree in software development.
Swimming career[]
Roberts won the gold medal in the men's 1500 and 400 metres long course freestyle event at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[3][4] Roberts also won gold, 2 silver and a bronze in the 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle respectively at the 2019 Pacific Games, held in Apia, Samoa.[5]
Roberts represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Wesley Tikiariki Roberts". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "FedUni Representative". FedUniSport. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ^ Kumar, Rashneel. "Roberts creates swimming history".
- ^ "Sport: Cook Islands swimmer wins Oceania gold". 22 June 2016.
- ^ "WESLEY ROBERTS EARNS FIRST-EVER PACIFIC GAMES SWIMMING GOLD FOR COOK ISLANDS". SwimSwam. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "ROBERTS Wesley". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25.
External links[]
- Wesley Roberts at FINA
- Wesley Roberts at SwimRankings.net
- Wesley Roberts at Olympics.com
- Wesley Roberts at Olympedia
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