Wesley Roberts (swimmer)
Wesley Roberts (born 24 June 1997) is a Cook Islands swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and holds several Cook Islands national records in swimming.
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| Full name | Wesley Tikiariki Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cook Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wests Illawarra Aquatic[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
From Atiu, Roberts attends Federation University in Australia.[2] He is studying for a Bachelor of IT degree in software development.
Swimming career
Roberts won the gold medal in the men's 1500 and 400 metres long course freestyle event at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[3][4] Roberts also won gold, 2 silver and a bronze in the 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle respectively at the 2019 Pacific Games, held in Apia, Samoa.[5]
Roberts represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[6]
References
- "Wesley Tikiariki Roberts". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "FedUni Representative". FedUniSport. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- Kumar, Rashneel. "Roberts creates swimming history".
- "Sport: Cook Islands swimmer wins Oceania gold". 22 June 2016.
- "WESLEY ROBERTS EARNS FIRST-EVER PACIFIC GAMES SWIMMING GOLD FOR COOK ISLANDS". SwimSwam. 13 July 2019.
- "ROBERTS Wesley". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25.
External links
- Wesley Roberts at World Aquatics
- Wesley Roberts at SwimRankings.net
- Wesley Roberts at Olympics.com
- Wesley Roberts at Olympedia
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