Liam Tancock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Liam Tancock
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1985(1985-05-07)
Age	39
Birthplace	Exeter
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Exeter
Horoscope	Gemini

Liam Tancock Biography

Liam Tancock is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 7, 1985 in Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom. Born on 7 May 1985, his first experience of swimming was waiting poolside while his older brother was learning to swim at a swimming school. Tancock was competing in local swimming competitions by the age of nine. Tancock played for Exeter Chiefs rugby team as a winger until he was thirteen. His coach, Jon Randall, convinced him to choose swimming over rugby. He attended Loughborough College where he studied sports science and was awarded with a degree validated by Loughborough University.

Two golds in 2002 at the World Schools Championships.

Tancock has been in a relationship with fellow swimmer Caitlin McClatchey since 2006.

Liam is the younger of 2 boys born for mum Kim; his brother is 2 years older. His “fatboy” nickname originated from his older brother, although he didn’t mean it in a negative sense. He currently trains at and swims for Loughborough University. He is a supporter of Exeter City association football club, and Exeter Chiefs Rugby club Liam is now trained as a level two swimming coach. Over his career he has been an ambassador for Speedo from 2006 to 2012, For Goodness Shakes, and Gilette.

He followed this with a gold medal at the 2001 Youth Olympic Games.

Liam Tancock Net Worth

Liam Tancock is one of the richest Swimmer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Liam Tancock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Liam John Tancock (born 7 May 1985) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He specialised in backstroke and individual medley events. He is a three-time world champion and a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and held the world record in the 50-metre backstroke (long course) for almost a decade.

As a junior for the Exeter Swimming Club, he competed at the British Winter Championship in 2000 at the age of 15. He broke four records and won more medals than any junior under the age of 16 had before him.

He competed at a senior level for the first time in 2005 at the 2005 World Aquatic Championships, where he took the bronze medal in the 50m backstroke.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Liam Tancock height 6 ft 0 in Liam weight 187  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Liam Tancock Dating?

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In the 50m backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, he took the gold medal once more, breaking the Commonwealth Games record with a time of 24.62 in the final. He also took a second Commonwealth gold in the 100m backstroke with a time of 53.59. As of 2010, he was ranked second in the world for the 50m backstroke and third for the 100m, and following his success at the Commonwealth Games he was named BBC South West’s Sportsman of the Year 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Liam Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Liam Tancock celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

On 5 March 2012, Tancock won the 100m backstroke final at the British trials with a time of 53.16 seconds in the event held at the London Aquatics Centre. The victory qualified him for the 2012 Summer Olympics as part of the British team as the top two of each race qualified automatically. Whilst competing at the venue, which was the swimming venue at the 2012 Games, he did not find the controversial ceiling and lighting set up distracting, putting it down to the training he conducted for the 2009 World Championships, which were held outside. Fellow British backstroke swimmer Gemma Spofforth had found the ceiling distracting and disorienting for backstroke swimmers; however, Tancock felt that it might provide British swimmers with an advantage as they would be more familiar with it. As part of his training regime for the Games, he took up ballet, kickboxing and rock climbing in order to improve on his position of sixth at the 2008 Games. He also pushed around his coach’s car in order to improve his stamina and transfer his 50m backstroke form to the 100m event. Despite this, Tancock missed out on a medal as he finished fifth in the men’s 100m backstroke final in a time of 53.35 seconds. He was also part of the Great Britain team that finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, where they finished 32 milliseconds behind the Australian team in third. He has no plans to retire and does not believe that the 2012 Games will be his last Olympics.