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Nicholas Neckles

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Nick Neckles
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Alfred Neckles
Nationality Barbados
Born (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 45)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamUniversity of Stirling (Scotland)
Medal record
Central American & Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 50 Backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 100 Backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 200 Backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez 100 Backstroke

Nicholas ("Nick") Alfred Neckles (born 24 November 1978 in Bridgetown, Barbados)[1] is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics. Heckles also competed at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games

As of April 2009, he holds the Barbadian Record in the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke.

He also competed/attended college at Scotland's University of Stirling.[2]

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, he set the Games Records in the 200 backstroke (2:00.85), bettering the 2:01.53 swum by Cuba's Neisser Bent at the 1998 Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Neckles time also set the Barbadian Record.

References

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  1. ^ Neckles' entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-06-25.
  2. ^ Stirling Swimmers Head for Olympic Trials, University of Stirling; published 2004-04-05; retrieved 2009-06-25.