Simon Burnett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Burnett
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1983(1983-04-14)
Age	41
Birthplace	Oxford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Simon Burnett Biography

Simon Burnett is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on April 14, 1983 in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. Swimmer who was awarded 2 gold medals in the Commonwealth Games, in the 100-meter freestyle, as well as the freestyle 4×200 meters.

In 2006, he narrowly beat In 2006 he narrowly defeated Ryk Neethling to win the 100 meter freestyle gold at the Commonwealth Games. to take home the 100 meters freestyle gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Burnett began competing at an international level in 2000 at the 3 Nations Junior International. At the ASA National Championships, he won gold in the 50-meter backstroke in 2001 and 2002. On the advice of Pay, Burnett switched to swim freestyle in 2003 and began to excel. His television debut was in 2002 at the Manchester Commonwealth Games, where he competed in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay and won a bronze medal. The following Olympic Games saw Burnett finish 7th in the 200-metre freestyle, and he competed in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay team, which finished 4th, nearly grabbing bronze medals. The British trials for the Games had been a great success for Simon, in which he won a silver medal in 100-metre freestyle and a gold medal in the 200-metre freestyle, despite having broken his wrist in a cycling accident in Arizona two months previously. He was now emerging as an elite British swimmer. Swimming for the University of Arizona, Burnett competed in the American NCAAs and won gold in his first year in the 200-yard freestyle and in

2005. 2005 was probably his best year yet, returning to England as well for the ASA National Championships. He won three gold medals in the 50-metre, 100-metre, and 200-metre freestyle, all of which were new British records. In the United States, he also broke the 17-year-old record for the 200-yard freestyle set by Matt Biondi at 1:33.03; Burnett swam a 1:32.22.

Simon was born at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, the second of the three sons of Ray Burnett and Melanie Verhoeven. He lived in the Oxfordshire village of Chinnor as a child, and then moved a few miles to Tetsworth, attending Lord Williams’s School in Thame, Oxfordshire. After completing his GCSEs, he went to John Hampden Grammar School, in High Wycombe, to study chemistry, biology, and physics at A-level. He first swam at Wycombe District Swimming Pool from a very young age, and soon joined the Wycombe District Swimming Club, where he remained until 2003. He was coached by Bob Pay and his move to John Hampden, which was local to the Wycombe Sports Centre at which he trained, helped him focus further on swimming. In 2003, with the help of Pay, Burnett won a sports scholarship at the University of Arizona to study business. He now swims for the Arizona Wildcats under coach Frank Busch and lives in Pasadena, California with his wife and daughter Berkeley Francis Burnett.

The parents of his son include Melanie Verhoeven and Ray Burnett.

Simon Burnett Net Worth

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

He was a highly successful athlete during his time at his school, the University of Arizona.

His Olympic debut during the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.

Simon Andrew Burnett (born 14 April 1983) is an English competition swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Simon Burnett height 6 ft 2 in Simon weight 82 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Simon Burnett Dating?

According to our records, Simon Burnett married to Whitney Myers. As of December 1, 2023, Simon Burnett’s is not dating anyone.

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He holds the British Records in the 100 and 200-metre freestyles, he trains at the USA’s University of Arizona—where he attended—and in 2007 signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.

Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Burnett celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.