Adam Ruckwood
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1974 Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Birmingham Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Ruckwood (born 13 September 1974) is a male English former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist.
Swimming career
[edit]Ruckwood represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). At the ASA National British Championships he won the 100 metres backstroke title three times (1998, 2000, 2001) and the 200 metres backstroke title seven times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Ruckwood also competed in three Commonwealth Games; he represented England where he won a gold and silver medals in the backstroke events, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[8] Four years later he represented England again, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and[9] in 2002 he competed in his third Games.[10]
Coaching career
[edit]He was formerly head coach at City of Birmingham Swimming Club, then moved to city of Coventry swimming club as head coach.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""For the record." Times, 28 July 2000, p. 37". The Times. 28 July 2000. p. 37.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 12 June 1993, p. 39". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 12 June 1993. p. 39.
- ^ Lord, Craig (30 July 1994). "Lord, Craig. "Parry quick to mature." Times, 30 July 1994, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1995, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1995. p. 39.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1997, p. 47". The Times. 19 July 1997. p. 47.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 11 July 1998, p. 40". The Times. 11 July 1998. p. 40.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 10 July 1999, p. 36". The Times. 10 July 1999. p. 36.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Adam Ruckwood at World Aquatics
- Adam Ruckwood at Team GB
- Adam Ruckwood at Olympedia
- Adam Ruckwood at Olympics.com
- Adam Ruckwood at Olympic.org (archived)
- Adam Ruckwood at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- English male backstroke swimmers
- British male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games