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Full name | Michael Rock | ||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Rocky, The Rock | ||||||||||||
Nationality | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
Born |
Liverpool, England |
13 March 1987 ||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||
Club | Everton SC,Stockport Metro SC and City of Liverpool SC | ||||||||||||
College team | University of Manchester | ||||||||||||
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Michael Paul Rock (born 13 March 1987) is a British butterfly stroke swimmer. He attended St. Edward's College, Liverpool, from 1998 to 2003.
As of 2008 he is a student at The University of Manchester, and is studying Law.
Rock competed in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after becoming British champion in both events at the 2008 British Olympic Swimming Trials in Sheffield.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, competed in the 100 and 200m butterfly events where he won silver at 200m.