Neil Willey

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Neil Willey
Personal information
Full nameNeil Edward Willey
NationalityBritish
Born (1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48)
Enfield, Greater London, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Riesa 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Lisbon 4×50 m medley
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley

Neil Edward Willey (born 11 September 1976) is a male former international backstroke swimmer from England.

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Swimming career

Willey represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia). [1]

He represented England principally in the backstroke events but also won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] [3] [4]

Willey won several medals (silver and bronze) in the 1990s as a member of the British short course (25 m) relay teams. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 50 metres backstroke title three times (1995, 1997, 2001) and the 100 metres backstroke title twice (1995, 1997). [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 24 July 1995, p. 28". Times Digital Archive.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". Times Digital Archive.[ permanent dead link ]