Jarrod Poort
Jarrod Poort
Personal information | ||||||||
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Nickname(s) | "Poorty" | |||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||
Born | (1994-10-31)31 October 1994 Hurstville, New South Wales | |||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||
Sport | ||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||
Club | West Illawarra Aquatic SC | |||||||
Coach | Ron Mckeon, James Greathead | |||||||
Medal record
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Poort competed for Australia in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the 10-kilometre marathon swimming event.[3] In the race he built a lead of 1 minute and 20 seconds, but was caught 1 km before the finish, and finished 21st.[4]. Poort trained out of Wollongong, NSW, representing West Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club and also Bronte Surf Club.
Some of Poort's Notable Achievements Include;
-9x Australian Open Champion across four different distances-800m Freestyle (1) 1500m Freestyle (1) 5km Openwater(3) 10km Openwater (4) -Australian Open Swim Team Member 2012-2017 -2014 Australian Open Water Swimmer of the Year. -2012 London Olympic Games, 1500m 18th -2013 World Championships, Barcelona- 5km 5th -2014 Pan Pacs Championships, Maui- 2nd 10km -2014 World Cup Portugal Leg-1st 10km -2015 World Championships, Russia- 5km 20th -2016 Rio Olympics 10km Marathon Swim -2016 World Surf Lifesaving Championships -2017 Rottenest Island Swim Winner 20km -2017 Port to Pub Winner 25km -2017 Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships, 2nd Open Surf Race
Personal information | ||||||||
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Nickname(s) | "Poorty" | |||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||
Born | (1994-10-31)31 October 1994 Hurstville, New South Wales | |||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||
Sport | ||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||
Club | West Illawarra Aquatic SC | |||||||
Coach | Ron Mckeon, James Greathead | |||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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RepresentingAustralia | |||||
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th | 1500 metre freestyle | 15:20.82 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st | 10km | 1:53:40.7 |