Michael Rock (swimmer)

Michael Rock

Personal information
Full name	Michael Rock
Nickname(s)	Rocky, The Rock
Nationality	British
Born	13 March 1987 (1987-03-13) (age 24) Liverpool, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Butterfly
Club	Everton SC,Stockport Metro SC and City of Liverpool SC
College team	University of Manchester
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for  England Commonwealth Games Silver 2010 Delhi 200 m butterfly

Michael Paul Rock (born 13 March 1987 in Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British butterfly stroke swimmer.

Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, competed in the 100 and 200m butterfly events where he won silver at 200m.^[1]

As of 2008 he is a student at The University of Manchester, and is studying Law.^[2]

Personal bests and records held

Event	Long course	Short course
100 m butterfly	52.28 NR	53.66
200 m butterfly	1:56.92	1:51.46
Key WR:World OR:Olympic ER:European CR:Commonwealth NR:British

Notes and references

1. ^ "Results - Monday 4 October". BBC News. 30 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/results/default.stm. 
2. ^ "University of Manchester sports scholarship students 2006/7". http://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/scholarships/athletes0607. Retrieved 2008-04-17. 

External links

• British Swimming athlete profile
• British Olympic Association athlete profile

Persondata
Name	Rock, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 March 1987
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death
Place of death