Keith Beavers
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| Full name | Keith Beavers | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 9, 1983 London, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, medley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Region of Waterloo Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Keith Beavers (born February 9, 1983) is a backstroke and medley swimmer from Canada who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Keith is a master's student at the University of Waterloo. In 2006, at the Pan Pacific Trials, he lowered his 200-metre backstroke record to 1:58.97.
He was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in the town of Orangeville, Ontario, attending Mono and Amaranth Public School. He began his swimming career at the age of 6 with the Orangeville Otters Swim Club, where he swam to the age of 8. He then switched to the Dorado Stars Swim Club where he swam for a number of years.
In 2008, Beavers qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the 200-metre backstroke and 400-metre individual medley. Beavers was once again representing the Region of Waterloo Swim club under coach Dean Boles. He placed 7th in the 200-metre individual medley final.[2] Beavers has announced his retirement from international competition. He is now in Kingston coaching KBM (Kingston Blue Marlins) while taking his master's at Queen's University.
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References
- ↑ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results". Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/keith-beavers-1.html at Sports Reference