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David Davies

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David Michael Rhys Davies (born 3 March 1985) is a Welsh former competitive swimmer who has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games, and swam for Great Britain at Olympic, World and European level He is the 2006 Commonwealth Games champion at 1500 metres freestyle and holds the rare distinction of having won medals in all six major long-course and short-course international championships available to him (Olympic Games (twice), World Championships (twice), World Championships (25m), European Championships , European Championships (25m) (3 times) and Commonwealth Games (twice) ). Davies specialised in long-distance freestyle and open water events. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004, 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics. As of the end of 2010, he held the British Records in the 400-, 800- and 1500-metre freestyle events. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Davies is the 602nd most popular swimmer (up from 613th in 2019), the 8,057th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,113th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, David Davies ranks 602 out of 709. Before him are Velimir Stjepanović, Ippei Watanabe, Robert Glință, Ning Zetao, Diana Munz, and Simonas Bilis. After him are Kyle Chalmers, Kseniya Sydorenko, Angie Bainbridge, Eric Shanteau, Regan Smith, and Mark Foster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, David Davies ranks 1,497. Before him are Dinesh Karthik, Drashti Dhami, Leandro Love, Monica Abbott, Sanya Richards-Ross, and Tomoyuki Arata. After him are Marcella Filippi, Arron Afflalo, Natalie Dell, Adrian Peterson, Hopsin, and Saúl Fernández.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Davies ranks 8,059 out of 8,785. Before him are Nathan Redmond (1994), Paul Anderson (1988), Russell Martin (1986), Franz Drameh (1993), Amanda Milling (1975), and Edwin Jackson (null). After him are James Tomkins (1989), Ella Eyre (1994), Ellen White (1989), Fara Williams (1984), Chelsie Giles (1997), and Matthew Etherington (1981).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, David Davies ranks 20. Before him are Anita Lonsbrough (1941), Ben Proud (1994), Tom Dean (2000), Adam Peaty (1994), Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), and Duncan Goodhew (1957). After him are Mark Foster (1970), Gemma Spofforth (1987), Liam Tancock (1985), Joanne Jackson (1986), Dominik Kozma (1991), and Duncan Scott (1997).

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