Joseph 'Joe' Roebuck (born 4 June 1985 in

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) is an English

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. , Roebuck is tall and weighs . He is coached by Ian Armiger at

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, where he also studies

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. At the 2005

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Roebuck won a silver medal in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys; in 2006 he took gold in both of the medley events and also won gold in the 200 metres

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. In 2007 he retained his butterfly and 400 metres medley titles but took silver in the 200 metres medley. In the 2008 Championships Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley and silver in the 200 metres butterfly. Roebuck missed out on qualification for the

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, China, when he missed the required qualifying time by a quarter of a second at the Olympic Trials. In 2009, he finished 4th in the men's 400 m individual medley at the European Short Course Championship, setting a new British record despite tearing his swimsuit. In 2010 Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 200 metres individual relay at the

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, Hungary; defending champion

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won gold and

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the silver. Later in the year he represented

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, held in

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, India. Competing in the 400 metres individual medley he won a silver medal behind South Africa's

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. Roebuck won his second silver medal of the Games in the

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; he finished in a time of one minute 59.86 seconds as compatriot

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won the race in one minute 58.10 seconds. At the

2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11, 2011. The event featured competition in a short course (25m) pool. The event was held over four days with heats, semifinals and a final f ...

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in the 400 metres individual medley. This meant he qualified to take part in the event at the

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in London. He went on to win gold medals in the 200 metres butterfly and 200 metres individual medley, earning himself Olympic qualification for both events. In June 2012 Roebuck was confirmed as part of a 44-swimmer squad for

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; he competed in the 200 metres butterfly,

and the 400 metres individual medley. His best result was reaching the semi-final in the men's 200 m individual medley. At the

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, he competed in the 100 and 200 m butterfly and the 200 m individual medley.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roebuck, Joeseph 1985 births Male medley swimmers Male butterfly swimmers English male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Living people Sportspeople from Rotherham European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games