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THOMAS HAFFIELD
swimmer
Tom Haffield
Club: City of Cardiff
Coach: Dave Haller
DOB: 28th January 1988
Height: 1.80m
Weight: 68kg
Born: Neath, West Glamorgan
Lives: Neath, West Glamorgan
Occupation: Student

P.B
Long Course
200m Freestyle 1.59.76 (05) 
400m Freestyle 4.03.98 (06)
100m Backstroke 1.00.67 (05)
200m Backstroke 2.03.71 (06)
200m Butterfly 2.11.20 (05)
200m Breaststroke 2.27.07 (05)
200m I.M 2.06.85 (05)
400m I.M 4:12.59 (08) BR

Short Course
200m Freestyle 1:56.89 (05)
200m Breaststroke 2:25.82 (04)
400m I.M 4:09.04 (05) 

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Olympic Games
2008

17th 400m I.M

4:16.72

World Championships
Short Course 2008 7th 400m I.M 4:09.04
European Championships
Short Course 2005 23rd 400m I.M 4.21.92
29th 200m I.M 2.06.99
Commonwealth Games
Long Course 2006 6th 400m I.M 4.25.29
6th 200m Backstroke 2.03.71
10th 200m I.M 2.09.31
European Junior Championships
Long Course 2005 BRONZE 400m I.M 4.21.75
13th 200m I.M 2.08.17
USA Open Spring Nationals
Long Course 2004 51st 200m I.M 2.14.04
 
Australian Youth Championships
Long Course 2004 BRONZE 400m I.M 4.31.72
12th 400m Freestyle 4.13.77
4th 200m Backstroke 2.07.96
10th 200m I.M 2.12.71
DOMESTIC EVENTS
British Championships
Long Course 2008 GOLD 400m I.M 4:14.01
2006 BRONZE 400m I.M 4.27.69
14th 200m I.M 2.09.98
14th 400m Freestyle 4.03.98
2005 9th 200m Backstroke 2.07.42
2004 33rd 400m Freestyle 4.09.23
28th 100m Backstroke 1.01.23
25th 200m I.M 2.12.33
6th 400m I.M 4.29.01
2003 8th 200m Backstroke 2.13.64
Short Course 2003 14th 200m Backstroke 2.06.44
37th 200m Freestyle 1.56.89
21st 100m I.M 1.01.29
10th 400m I.M 4.26.41
2002 18th 200m Backstroke 2.11.33
ASA National Youth Championships
Long Course 2003 13th 400m Freestyle 4.14.83
18th 100m Backstroke 1.03.37
15th 200m Backstroke 2.14.09
11th 200m I.M 2.15.74
GOLD 400m I.M 4.35.03
ASA National Age Group Championships
  Long Course 2002 25th 100m Butterfly 1.05.83
      29th 100m Backstroke 1.08.22
      5th 200m Backstroke 2.16.72
      4th 400m I.M 4.53.05
         
RECORDS HELD
British Records
400m I.M S.C (BJR) 4.23.00 15/08/03
GENERAL INFORMATION


Finest ever performance/Why: My Commonwealth Record in the 400IM at the Olympic Trials. I looked at the clock, saw 4minutes 12 seconds on the scoreboard and thought ‘wow’. Earlier in the meet my swims were pretty average so I was just hoping to make the qualifying time. The time was such a shock.

First senior international meet: European Short Course Championships Trieste 2005.

My aspirations are: To keep enjoying swimming. If I am happy I can swim well.

Tip for the top: I’m not there yet!

Life after swimming: No idea, that’s a long way off. I hope!

Music: My i-pod is quite random contains lots of tracks. I listen to dance music before I swim.

If I wasn’t a swimmer I would be a: Not sure maybe a gymnast. I’d like to be able to do a back-flip.

Football, Cricket or Rugby: No interest in either. I live in a bubble.

Describe yourself in three words: Determined / Fun / Mad

Would most like to meet: No one really

Most prized possession: Mobile phone and my tortoise called tortoise! Its original, who calls their dog ‘dog’?

Biggest influence on career: My parents and my swimming coach

 

   

LAST UPDATED 16th June 2008

 


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