Phil Rogers

Philip John Rogers (born 24 April 1971) is a former breaststroke swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

Phil Rogers
Personal information
Full namePhilip John Rogers
Nickname(s)"Phil"
National team Australia
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971
Adelaide, South Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1993 Palma 200 m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kobe 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kobe 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1991 Edmonton 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kobe 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1997 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Edmonton 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

At his Olympic debut he won the bronze medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, followed by a bronze in 1996 in the 4x100-metre medley relay. During his last Olympic appearance, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was the oldest member of the Australian Swimming team, at age 29.[2]

See also

References

  1. AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2014.


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