Ieuan David Lloyd (born 9 July 1993) is a Welsh competitive swimmer.[2] He competed in both the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics for Team GB.[3]
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| Full name | Ieuan David Lloyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1993 Penarth, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn just outside Cardiff in 1993, Lloyd found his enthusiasm for swimming early on. At the age of 11 he attended Stanwell School where he stayed until completing his A-levels in 2011, obtaining A grades in Chemistry, Biology and Maths. He now lives in the city of Cardiff. He is proficient in both English and Welsh.
In 2009 he competed in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland, winning Gold in the under-16s men's 200m individual medley at the age of 15.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 200 metre freestyle,[4] finishing in 19th place in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals. On 31 July he competed in the 4 × 200 m swimming relay race where the team qualified for the final but finished 6th with a time of 7 minutes 9.33 seconds, 9.63 seconds behind the winning USA team.[5] In the 2016 Rio Olympics he made the semifinal of the 200 Individual Medley where he lined up with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. He ended up finishing tenth overall.
In August 2012, Lloyd "photobombed" British Prime Minister David Cameron at the end of the London 2012 Olympics parade.[6]
In 2018, Lloyd along with fellow competitive swimmer Otto Putland were revealed to be part of a "secret sex club" that kept points on how many women they slept with, this came to light after Otto had been charged (and later cleared) of rape.[7]
References
edit- ^ Commonwealth youth games 2011 - Results[dead link]
- ^ London 2012 Website - Athlete profiles Archived 27 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ieuan Lloyd". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Website - Results". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ London 2012 Website - Results Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "PICTURE: Olympic Athlete Photobombs David Cameron". 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Top swimmer was part of secret sex club whose members competed to sleep with the most women". walesonline.co.uk. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
edit- Ieuan Lloyd at World Aquatics
- Ieuan Lloyd at Olympics.com
- Ieuan Lloyd at Olympedia
- Ieuan Lloyd at Team GB
- Ieuan Lloyd at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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