Adam Lucas
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| Full name | Adam Lucas | ||||||||||||
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 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Born |
27 October 1983 Hobart, Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | ||||||||||||
| Club | West Coast Swim Club | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adam Lucas (born 27 October 1983) is an Australian former swimmer who specialized in individual medley events.[1] He remains a well respected swimmer amongst the Western Australian and Tasmanian community, and holds a regional short course record in the 200 m individual medley. He also notched a bronze medal in the same stroke at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea, with a personal best of 2:03.06.[2] Lucas is a member of West Coast Swim Club in Perth, and is coached and trained by Grant Stoelwinder.
Lucas qualified for the men's 200 m individual medley at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:01.94 from the Olympic trials in Sydney.[3][4][5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the seventh heat, including top medal favorite Michael Phelps. Lucas raced to seventh place by 0.37 of a second behind three-time Olympian Tamás Kerékjártó of Hungary in 2:02.12, but missed the semifinals by a hundredth of a second (0.01), as he placed seventeenth overall in the preliminaries.[6][7]
At the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada, Lucas rebounded another loss by missing the final of the 200 m individual medley, but urged to break a 2:02 barrier in 2:01.99.[8]
Lucas sought his bid to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He finished second behind Leith Brodie in 2:01.84 at the Olympic trials, but failed to attain a FINA A-cut of 2:01.40, just 0.34 of a second short of his entry time.[9] On the same year, Lucas was honoured for his "Speedo Services to the Australian Swimming Team" at the Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards in Sydney, following his retirement from the sport.[10]
References
- ↑ "Adam Lucas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Jeffrey, Josh (26 August 2003). "Brits Take Two, Records Tumble on Day 3 of World University Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 7)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (1 April 2004). "Day 6 Finals, Australian Olympic Trials: Henry Edges Lenton in 100 Free with 5th-Fastest All-Time 53.82, Leisel Jones Takes 200 Breast in 2:24.88". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Lenton, Henry off to Athens". ABC News Australia. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 7". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men’s 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Lohn, John (27 July 2005). "World Champs, Day 4 Evening Session: Lochte, Phelps Dominate Semifinals of 200 Individual Medley". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Australian Trials: Libby Trickett Finally Scores 100 Free World Record; Eamon Sullivan Snatches 50 Free World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Stephanie Rice Wins Australian Swimmer of the Year Award; Grand Hackett Announces Retirement". Swimming World Magazine. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.