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Roberto Pavoni

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PERSONAL DATA

Date Of Birth: 22nd March 1991

Born: Harold Wood

Height: 1.75m

Weight: 70kg

Team/Club: British Gas ITC Loughborough

Coach: Kevin Renshaw

Event Time Year Record
Long Course 200m Backstroke 2:01.83 2010  
Long Course 200m Butterfly 1:56.10 2012  
Long Course 200m Individual Medley 2:00.19 2012  
Long Course 400m Individual Medley 4:12.43 2012  
Short Course 200m Backstroke 1:58.55 2009  
Short Course 200m Butterfly 1:55.67 2012  
Short Course 200m Individual Medley 1:58.36 2012  
Short Course 400m Individual Medley 4:11.17 2012  


INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

Competition Event Year Time Medal/Result
Olympic Games 200m Butterfly 2012 1:57.55 20th
  400m Individual Medley   4:15.56 13th
World Championships 400m Individual Medley 2011 4:19.85 8th
Commonwealth Games 200m Butterfly 2010 1:58.13 7th
  200m Individual Medley   2:03.37 9th
  400m Individual Medley   4:19.81 7th
European Championships 200m Butterfly 2010 2:00.47 17th
  200m Individual Medley   2:04.40 26th
  400m Individual Medley   4:22.38 12th
World Short Course Championships 200m Butterfly 2012 1:55.67 18th
  200m Individual Medley   1:58.36 21st
  400m Individual Medley   4:11.17 14th
  4x100m Freestyle Relay   3:16.77 10th
  4x200m Freestyle Relay   7:05.73 7th
European Short Course Championships 200m Backstroke 2011 1:59.31 31st
  200m Butterfly   1:56.97 21st
  200m Individual Medley   1:59.79 24th
  400m Individual Medley   4:12.05 12th
European Junior Championships 400m Individual Medley 2009 4:17.27 GOLD
  200m Butterfly 2008 1:59.94 SILVER
  200m Individual Medley   2:04.03 BRONZE
  400m Individual Medley   4:19.95 GOLD

DOMESTIC RESULTS

Competition Event Year Time Medal/Result
British Championships 200m Backstroke 2012 2:02.01 9th
  200m Butterfly   1:56.10 SILVER
  200m Individual Medley   2:00.19 4th
  400m Individual Medley   4:12.43 GOLD
  200m Butterfly 2011 1:58.03 BRONZE
  400m Individual Medley   4:13.37 GOLD
  200m Backstroke 2010 2:01.83 4th
  200m Butterfly   1:57.29 SILVER
  200m Individual Medley   2:01.93 BRONZE
  400m Individual Medley   4:14.55 GOLD
  200m Backstroke 2009 2:02.60 6th
  200m Butterfly   1:59.08 4th
  400m Individual Medley   4:18.89 5th
  400m Freestyle 2008 4:02.91 25th
  200m Backstroke   2:05.72 16th
  200m Butterfly   2:01.57 7th
  200m Individual Medley   2:04.24 5th
  400m Individual Medley   4:23.98 5th
  100m Freestyle 2007 54.81 52nd
  200m Freestyle   1:57.77 44th
  400m Freestyle   4:06.88 26th
  100m Breaststroke   1:07.53 35th
  200m Backstroke   2:10.35 27th
  100m Butterfly   58.30 31st
  200m Butterfly   2:07.24 21st
  200m Individual Medley   2:08.25 20th
  400m Individual Medley   4:30.77 9th
  400m Freestyle 2006 4:08.78 27th
  200m Butterfly   2:09.38 19th
  200m Individual Medley   2:11.49 22nd
ASA Championships 200m Butterfly 2011 2:01.92 6th
  200m Individual Medley   2:03.84 5th
  200m Breaststroke 2010 2:21.48 4th
  400m Freestyle 2008 4:06.67 24th
  200m Backstroke   2:09.86 19th
  200m Breaststroke   2:27.85 18th
  200m Butterfly   2:04.94 13th
  200m Individual Medley   2:07.19 4th
  400m Individual Medley   4:27.70 BRONZE

IN THE POOL

Greatest achievement to date: European Junior Champion for 400 IM in 2008 and 2009. British Open Champion for 400 IM in 2010 qualifying me for the England Dehli 2010 Commonwealth Games team

Aspirations: To swim at the London 2012 Olympics

Who has been greatest influence on you: Nezzatron - my coach at Offshore for two and half years

Swimming goals: To make the London 2012 Olympics and swim in front of a home crowd. Hopefully continue to the 2016 Rio Olympics

When did you begin swimming: 30th November 1997 was my first swimming lesson. I was 6 years old and have never looked back!

OUT OF THE POOL

Ultimate relaxation: Chilling on the beach listening to music in the Sun.

Tip for the top: Don't lose hope, for when darkness falls, the stars come out.

Life after swimming: I'd like to work in media, keeping in touch with swimming.  Also would like to be a swimming coach and have my own club.

How would you like to be remembered: As the world's best.

FAVOURITES

Films: Will Smith films -  I am Legend, I, Robot etc

Band/Music: Little bit of anything

Food: Pasta and pizza!

Hobbies: Swimming, eating and sleeping

Last book read: Only the Heart by Brian Caswell

 

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