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Jarrod Poort

Jarrod Poort

Jarrod Poort (born 31 October 1994) is an Australian competition swimmer. He represented Australia in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]

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

Jarrod Poort
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Poorty"
National teamAustralia
Born(1994-10-31)31 October 1994
Hurstville, New South Wales
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWest Illawarra Aquatic SC
CoachRon Mckeon, James Greathead

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
RepresentingAustralia
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom18th1500 metre freestyle15:20.82
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st10km1:53:40.7

References

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Citation Linkwww.london2012.com"Jarrod Poort". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.olympic.org"1500m Freestyle Men". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.rio2016.com"Jarrod Poort athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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[4]
Citation Linksports.yahoo.com"Rio 2016: Weertman snatches victory from Gianniotis in open water". Yahoo. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Jarrod Poort"
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Citation Linkwww.london2012.comthe original
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Citation Linkwww.olympic.org"1500m Freestyle Men"
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Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Jarrod Poort athlete profile"
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Citation Linkwww.rio2016.comthe original
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[10]
Citation Linksports.yahoo.com"Rio 2016: Weertman snatches victory from Gianniotis in open water"
Sep 30, 2019, 5:42 AM
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