Anthony Howard (swimmer)

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Anthony Howard
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Howard
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1979-09-30) 30 September 1979 (age 43)
Bolton, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubBolton Metro
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Valencia 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle

Anthony Howard (born 30 September 1979) is a male English former competitive swimmer and freestyler who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games.

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Swimming career

Howard was part of the bronze medal-winning British 4×50-metre freestyle teams at the 2000 and 2005.

He represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay however the team did not progress beyond the heats.

Howard attended three Commonwealth Games representing England in 1998, 2002 and 2006. He won a bronze medal for England at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.