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Tancock Gallery

Photo of Liam within sport, out of sport, places visited, his favourite swimming pools and a collection of images from the Olympics.

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Biography

As a family we are very close and I enjoy spending time with them. My mum is called Kim and is a teaching assistant. My dad Tony, is a commercial director in a large local building firm. I also have…

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Gold for Tancock

Liam wins gold at the World Championships in Rome and lowered his own world record in the final of the 50m backstroke.

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Raise Your Game

How did you first get involved in swimming? I started at a 'learn to swim' scheme when I was about five-years-old. I did it to learn water safety, but it was fun and I loved the water. I went to…

What’s coming up in 2010
1st January - 31st December 2010 (Around the World)

 

Here is a quick overview of what I will be doing in 2010. I'm starting off with a British Swimming Relay camp in Cardiff for 4 days from the 14th -17th January.

 

Then from there I will fly out to Florida with my training group for a 3 week warm weather training camp based in Fort Lauderdale.

 

Following on from that I will be competing for my University at the BUCS's on the 12th - 14th February - Go Loughborough!!!!

 

The very next weekend I will be competing for Great Britain at the "Duel in the Pool" against Germany.  This will be held in Swansea on the 20th and 21st February.

 

Once the "duel in the Pool" has finished I have 5 weeks based in Loughborough before the British Long Course Trials for both the European and Commonwealth Championships 29th March - 3rd April. All going well at the trials the next part of the year will be as follows.

 

May 7th it's my 25th Birthday!!!!

 

On the 16th May there is a 2 week training camp for the British swimming squad, probably to the B.E.S.T training Centre in Mallorca.

 

In June I will be competing in two of the Mare Nostrums, usually in Barcelona (Spain) and Canet (France).

 

Then it comes to the two major competitions of the year.

 

The European LC Championships run from the 8th - 15th August

 

The Commonwealth Games in Deil run from the 3rd - 14th October.

 

There is also one more major competition at the end of 2010 which is the World SC Championships which runs from the 15th - 19th December in Dubai.

 

So a very exciting 2010 - Bring it on!
 

Quotes

If you can imagine it you can create it, if you can dream it, you can become it.


William Ward

Major Achievements

  • 2009: Gold medal 50m Backstroke at World Championships,Rome
  • 2009: 50m Men's Backstroke World Record 
  • 2008: 50m Men's Backstroke World Record  
  • 2008: Gold medal 100m Backstroke at World Championships, Manchester 

Personal Best Times

Events: Long Course (LC) 50m Pool

 

50m Backstroke 24.04 (09) WR,ER,CW,BR

100m Backstroke 52.73 (09) CW,BR

100m Freestyle 48.76 (09)  

200m Individual Medley 1:57.79 (08)

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Events: Short Course (SC) 25m Pool

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50m Backstroke 23.10 (09) BR

100m Backstroke 50.14 (08) BR

100m Individual Medley 52.22 (08) BR

200m Individual Medley 1.53.10 (08) BR