Gregor Tait

Swimming

100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke

Date of Birth: 20/04/1979
Lives: Edinburgh
Born: Glasgow
Country of Birth: Scotland
Height: 183
Weight: 75
Club: City of Edinburgh
Coach: Fred Vergnoux
Occupation: Professional Athlete

 

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Section heading - Biography

Gregor Tait competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Game, his second Olympic Games. He swam in the 100m backtroke and 200m backstroke, finishing 12th and eighth respectively.

 

Tait represented Great Britain at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 12th in the 100m backstroke and seventh in the 200m backtroke and eighth is the 4x100 medley relay.

Tait moved from his native Scotland to Cardiff to be coached by Dave Haller.

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Section heading - Results

OG: 7th (200m back), 8th (4x100m med), 12th (100m back) Athens GRE Sep 04. WCh: 8th (4x100m med) Barcelona ESP Jul 03; 9th (200m back) Montreal CAN Jul 05; 8th (200m back), 19th (200m IM) Melbourne AUS Apr 07. WSCCh: 6th (200m back) Manchester GBR Apr 08. ECh: silver (4x50m med), bronze (100m back), 5th (50m back & 200m back) Antwerp NED Dec 01; 7th (100m back), 8th (50m back) Dublin IRL Dec 03; 5th (200m back), 6th (100m back) Trieste ITA Dec 05. CG: 7th for SCO (4x100m med) Kuala Lumpur MAS Sep 98; silver (200m back), 5th (100m back & 200m back), 9th (50m back) Manchester GBR Jul 02; gold (200m back & 200m IM), bronze (100m back & 4x100m med) Melbourne AUS Mar 06. BCh: gold (200m back), silver (100m back) Sheffield GBR Apr 08.

Personal Best:
Long Course
50m Backstroke 26.23 (03)
100m Backstroke 55.40 (03)
200m Backstroke 1.58.80 (03)

Short Course
50m Backstroke 24.74 (01)
100m Backstroke 52.90 (01)
200m Backstroke 1.54.27 (01)
400m I.M. 4.15.92 (02)

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

World Championships:
Long Course: 2003 20th 50m Backstroke 26.23
9th 200m Backstroke 1.58.80
8th 4x100m Medley Relay 3.38.21 (55.40)
Short Course: 2000
200m Backstroke 1.59.45
4th 4x100m Medley Relay 3.35.37

European Championships:
Long Course: 2000
37th 100m Backstroke 58.82
20th 200m Backstroke 2.04.81
Short Course: 2003
8th 50m Backstroke 24.52
7th 100m Backstroke 52.47
11th 200m Backstroke 1.55.53
2001
5th 50m Backstroke 24.74
BRONZE 100m Backstroke 52.90
5th 200m Backstroke 1.54.27
SILVER 4x50m Medley Relay 1.35.19 (24.95 Bk)

Commonwealth Games:
Long Course: 2002
9th 50m Backstroke 26.52
5th 100m Backstroke 56.08
SILVER 200m Backstroke 2.00.55
5th 4x100m Medley Relay 3.43.55
1998
14th 100m Backstroke 58.53
13th 200m Backstroke 2.06.16
7th 4x100m Medley Relay 3.50.04

RECORDS HELD:

British Records:
4x100m Medley Relay L.C. 3.38.21 (55.40) 27/07/03
100m Backstroke S.C. 52.90 16/12/01
200m Backstroke S.C. 1.54.27 13/12/01
200m Backstroke S.C. 1.54.36 13/12/01
100m Backstroke S.C. 52.98 12/08/01

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