Jim Piper Explained

Jim Piper
Fullname:Jim Alan Piper
Strokes:Breaststroke
Birth Date:13 August 1981
Birth Place:Campbelltown, New South Wales
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:82kg (181lb)

Jim Alan Piper (born 13 August 1981)[1] is a former Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He swam for Australia at the:

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished 19th in the 100-metre breaststroke and was a member of Australia's 9th-place men's 4×100-metre medley relay team. He also reached and swam in the final heat of the 200-metre breaststroke, where he was disqualified for using an illegal kick.[3]

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won the 200-metre breaststroke. Four years later, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the event.

At the 2002 Short Course Worlds, he won the 200-metre breaststroke in a new meet record (2:07.16).[4]

As of 2013, he is a board member of Swimming Western Australia, a state federation of Swimming Australia.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/jim-piper-1.html Piper's entry
  2. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/jim-piper-from-australia-swimming-in-the-200m-breastroke-news-photo/1353893 Jim Piper swims the 200m breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships
  3. Setting the Record Straight by Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post. Published 19 August 2004; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. SC Worlds 2002 results: Men's 200m Breaststroke – final. Published by Omega Timing (official timer) on 5 April 2002; retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. http://wa.swimming.org.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=34013 SWA Board & Committees page