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Joseph 'Joe' Roebuck (born 4 June 1985 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is an English swimmer.
As of 2012[update], Roebuck is 1.88 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 78 kilograms (172 lb).[1] He is coached by Ian Armiger at Loughborough University, where he also studies Sports Science.[1][2]
At the 2005 British Swimming Championships Roebuck won a silver medal in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys; in 2006 he took gold in bothe of the medley events and also won gold in the 200 metres butterfly.[3] In 2007 he retained his butterfly and 400 metres medley titles but took silver in the 200 metres medley.[3] In the 2008 Championships Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley and silver in the 200 metres butterfly.[3]
Roebuck missed out on qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, when he missed the required qualifying time by a quarter of a second at the Olympic Trials.[2][4]
In 2010 Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 200 metres individual relay at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary; defending champion Laszlo Cseh won gold and Markus Rogan the silver.[5] Later in the year he represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi, India. Competing in the 400 metres individual medley he won a silver medal behind South Africa's Chad le Clos.[6] Roebuck won his second silver medal of the Games in the 200 metres individual medley; he finished in a time of one minute 59.86 seconds as compatriot James Goddard won the race in one minute 58.10 seconds.[7]
At the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Roebuck won the bronze medal in the 200 metres butterfly.[8]
At the 2012 British Championships Roebuck won the silver medal, behind fellow Loughborough University student Roberto Pavoni in the 400 metres individual medley.[9] This meant he qualified to take part in the event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[9] He went on to win gold medals in the 200 metres butterfly and 200 metres individual medley, earning himself Olympic qualification for both events.[10]
In June 2012 Roebuck was confirmed as part of a 44-swimmer squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics; he will compete in the 200 metres butterfly, 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Joeseph Roebuck: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Joeseph Roebuck: Team GB". The Telegraph online. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Joe Roebuck profile". British Swimming. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Olympics: Swimmer Joe Roebuck aims to make up for Beijing heartbreak". This is Leicestershire. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Francesca Halsall wins third British gold at Europeans". BBC Sport. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Adlington wins gold in Delhi". BBC Sport. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Three golds for English swimmers". BBC Sport. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "European Short Course Swimming: Davies and Roebuck win medals". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b Hart, Simon (3 March 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Hannah Miley and four others secure Olympic places". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Gold, David (9 March 2012). "Britain's Joe Roebuck secures third London 2012 Olympic berth". Inside the Games. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Team GB Olympics swimming squad finalised". BBC Sport. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1985 births
- Medley swimmers
- Male butterfly swimmers
- English swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- People from Rotherham