Tim_Peterson_(swimmer)

Tim Peterson (swimmer)

Tim Peterson (swimmer)

Canadian swimmer

Tim Peterson is a Canadian retired swimmer who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000, and was also a member of the Canadian squad at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Peterson competed in the men's 1500-metre freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He eclipsed a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:26.05, after finishing second from the Canadian Olympic Trials in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2][3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including his 17-year-old teammate Andrew Hurd, and Australia's two-time Olympic champion Kieren Perkins. He rounded out the field to last place by almost four seconds behind Hurd in a time of 15:34.94. Peterson failed to reach the top-8 final, as he placed twenty-seventh overall on the last day of preliminaries.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tim Peterson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Peterson qualifies for Olympic Games". Canoe.ca. 6 August 2000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. [4]
    "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2013.


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