Jonathan Richard Maden (born 21 September 1972) is a male English former competitive

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 ...

who specialised in

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

events.

Swimming career

He represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. At the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, Georgia, he finished ninth in the men's 100-metre breaststroke in a time of 1:02.51. He represented England and won a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay event, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1997 at the ASA National British Championships he won all three National breaststroke titles over 50 metres breaststroke, 100 metres breaststroke and the 200 metres breaststroke. Affiliated with swimming club Rochdale Aquabears, Maden won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100-metre medley relay at the

1997 FINA Short Course World Championships The 3rd FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were an international swimming meet organized by FINA. It was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden April 17−20, 1997; and featured 501 swimmers from 71 nations. Competing nations The 7 ...

, alongside Martin Harris (backstroke), James Hickman (butterfly) and Mark Foster (freestyle).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maden, Richard 1972 births Living people Male breaststroke swimmers English male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Littleborough, Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Swimming career

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