David Morgan

11 Section Records Go Down as San Ramon Girls; Campolindo Boys win in NoCal

Full Name:	David Morgan
Nickname(s):	Dave
Born:	January 01st, 1994
	Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Nationality:	Australia
Status:	Active

David Morgan is an Australian butterfly specialist and 2016 Rio Olympic medalist. Although he now lives on the Gold Coast in Brisbane Australia, Morgan was born in Wales where he lived until his family moved to Australia when he was 10. Morgan came from a swimming background, following in his mothers footsteps. At just 15 years old, Amanda James competed in the Montreal Olympics for Great Britain in the 100 meter backstroke. Morgan currently trains at The Southport School Aquatics Team under Head Coach Chris Nesbit. When he eventually steps away from the pool, Morgan hopes to pursue a career as a paramedic. International Swimming Morgan represented the Australian Dolphins in 2014 at the FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar. He finished 15th in both the 50 and 100 meter butterfly. 2015 FINA World Championships In Kazan, Russia, Morgan won a silver medal for his heat swim in the 4x100 meter medley relay. Along with Mitch Larkin, Jake Packard and Kyle Chalmers, Morgan qualified Australia into the final in second position. Morgan also swam the 200 meter butterfly. He made the semi-final, finishing 16th in 1:58.83. 2016 Rio Olympics In his first Olympics at the age of 22, Morgan won a bronze medal as a …

11 Section Records Go Down as San Ramon Girls; Campolindo Boys win in NoCal

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