Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas Paul Haffield |
Nickname | Tom |
National team | Great Britain |
Born | Neath, Wales | 28 January 1988
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual medley |
Club | City of Cardiff |
Thomas Paul "Tom" Haffield (born 28 January 1988) is a former Welsh competitive swimmer who was best known for his participating in individual medley events. He has represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games, and Wales in the Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he only competed in the preliminary heats of the 400-metre individual medley swimming event, finishing with the 17th-best time overall. [1]
Event | Long course | Short course |
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200 m freestyle | 1.52.59 | |
400 m freestyle | 3.54.82 | |
200 m backstroke | 2.02.91 | |
200 m butterfly | 2.01.64 | |
200 m breaststroke | 2.15.34 | |
200 m individual medley | 2.03.80 | |
400 m individual medley | 4:11.32 NR CR | 4:05.78 |
Key NR:British |
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