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.
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| Full name | Wesley Tikiariki Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cook Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wests Illawarra Aquatic[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Roberts is from Atiu, and was educated at the University of Wollongong in Australia.[2]
Swimming career
Roberts won the gold medal in the men's 1500 and 400 metres long course freestyle event at the 2016 Oceania Swimming Championships.[3][4] Roberts also won gold, 2 silver and a bronze in the 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle respectively at the 2019 Pacific Games, held in Apia, Samoa.[5]
Roberts represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle.[6]
At the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara he won gold medals in the 100[7] and 400 meters freestyle,[8] silver in the 50 meters butterfly,[7] and bronze in the 200 meters medley.[2]
References
External links
- Wesley Roberts at World Aquatics
- Wesley Roberts at SwimRankings.net
- Wesley Roberts at Olympics.com
- Wesley Roberts at Olympedia
