Adam James Whitehead(born 28 March 1980) is a male formerbreaststrokeswimmerfromCoventry,England.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam James Whitehead |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Born | 28 March 1980 Coventry,England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | breaststroke |
Medal record | |
Early life
editHe attendedHenley College Coventry[1]
Competitive swimming career
editWhitehead competed at the2000 Summer OlympicsinSydney,Australia.There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the men's100 mand200 m breaststroke.
He representedEnglandand won abronze medalin the 200 metres breaststroke event, at the1998 Commonwealth GamesinKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[2][3]Four years later he won a gold medal and silver medal in the breaststroke events at the2002 Commonwealth Games.[4]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the50 metres breaststroke[5]and the100 metres breaststrokein 1999. However, in his strongest event, the200 metres breaststroke,he won the title three times (1998, 1999 and 2000).[6][7][8]
Mentoring and management
editAfter this, he worked with theDame Kelly Holmes Trustas an athlete mentor, using the experiences and skills he gained as an elite sports performer to inspire and support young people, and later in a management role.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Henley College Coventry".The Independent.London. 9 August 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 2 August 2014.
- ^"1998 Athletes".Team England.
- ^"England team in 1998".Commonwealth Games Federation.Archived fromthe originalon 30 March 2019.Retrieved11 January2020.
- ^"Athletes and results".Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^"For the Record".The Times.9 July 1999. p. 49.
- ^"For the Record".The Times.13 July 1998. p. 39.
- ^"For the Record".The Times.12 July 1999. p. 43.
- ^"For the Record".The Times.31 July 2000. p. 35.
- ^"Blog: Education will not solve youth inactivity alone. It's all a matter of mindset".Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.30 September 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 4 October 2017.Retrieved4 October2017.
External links
edit- Adam Whitehead at British Swimmingat theWayback Machine(archived 20 July 2008)
- Adam WhiteheadatOlympedia
- Adam Whiteheadat theCommonwealth Games Federation(archived)
- Adam WhiteheadatOlympics
- Adam James Whiteheadat Olympic.org (archived)
- Adam James WhiteheadatWorld Aquatics
