Neil Agius
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Agius |
| National team |
 Malta |
| Born | 6 June 1986 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Coach | Dave Haller[1] |
Neil Agius (born June 6, 1986) is a Maltese former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[2] He held three Maltese records each in the 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle until one of them was broken by Edward Caruana Dingli in 2011.[1]
Agius qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA.[1] He broke a Maltese record and posted his entry time of 4:21.24 from the Easter International Swim Meet in Msida.[3][4] As part of his preparations for the Games, Agius attended a 6-week training camp under the guidance of Dave Heller, who coached for the Cardiff Swimming Club.[1] On the first day of the Games, Agius placed forty-sixth from the morning's prelims. Swimming in heat one, he rounded out a field of seven swimmers to last place with a slowest time of 4:22.14, less than a tenth of a second (0.10) off his record.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Seven athletes for Athens Olympic Games". Malta Media. 21 July 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "Neil Agius". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Neil Agius breaks 400m national record". The Times (Malta). 17 April 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.