Liam Tancock
Liam Tancock John (born 7 May 1985 in Exeter) is a successful British swimming professional.
Career
Its concentration is primarily on the sprints back distances. When Exeter City Swimming Club, he began his swimming career, which he continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science. His absolute breakthrough Tancock on 2 April 2008, when he set a new world record in the 50m backstroke aufstellte at the British Olympic trials. Only eight days later, he reached another high point of his career as he at the Short Course World Championships 2008 in Manchester over the 100 m backstroke distance won the gold medal. By qualifying on the distances 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing he participated at the Olympic Summer Games for the first time. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi Tancock won the 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke, with the 4x100 -meter medley relay he finished third.
Tancock 's athlete ambassador of development organization Right to Play.