Roy-Allan Burch

Roy-Allan Burch

Personal information
Born	Roy-Allan Saul Burch (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 40) Bermuda
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	Bermuda
Sport	Swimming
Event	50m freestyle
Updated on 21 July 2012

Roy-Allan Saul Burch (born 29 November 1985) ^[1] is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. He swam for Bermuda at the 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics. ^{[2] [3]}

At the 2011 World Championships, he swam to new Bermuda Records in the 50 and 100 frees (22.69 and 51.01).

In March 2011, in preparation for the 2012 Olympics, Burch moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in the USA to train under coach David Marsh. ^[4]

An accident ended his competitive career. ^[5] His attention is now on family and community.

He has swum for Bermuda at:

• Olympics: 2008, 2012
• World Championships: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
• Commonwealth Games: 2002, 2010, 2014
• Pan American Games: 2007, 2011

References

1. Burch's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-06-12.
2. "Roy-Allan Burch". Beijing 2008. ESPN. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
3. CCS National Championships 2012 published by the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association on 2012-06-11; retrieved 2012-06-12.
4. "Roy Allan Burch Moves to Charlotte to Train". Bernews. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
5. Nextdoor, Kaylee Nicole Atkocius (13 June 2022). "Nextdoor Interview with Roy Burch". nextdoor.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.