Wesley Roberts (swimmer)

Wesley Roberts
Personal information
Born (1997-06-24) June 24, 1997
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country  Cook Islands
Sport Swimming
Event(s) 100 metre freestyle

Wesley Roberts (born 24 June 1997) is a Cook Islands swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and holds several Cook Islands national records in swimming.

Personal life

From Atiu, Roberts attended the University of Wollongong in Australia.[1]

Swimming career

Roberts won the gold medal in the men’s 1500 metres long course freestyle event at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[2][3]

Roberts represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ":: Cook Island athlete secures spot in Olympic Team :: News :: OUSA ::".
  2. ↑ Kumar, Rashneel. "Roberts creates swimming history".
  3. ↑ "Sport: Cook Islands swimmer wins Oceania gold". 22 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "ROBERTS Wesley".


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