Martyn Forde
Encyclopedia
Martyn Forde is an Olympic-swimmer from Barbados
. He swam for Barbados at the 2008 Olympics
and the 2007 World Championships
.
He holds the Barbadian Records in the short-course 50 and 100 freestyles.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. He swam for Barbados at the 2008 Olympics
Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Barbados sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- Athletics:Competitors in athletics events could qualify for the next round of competition in two ways. Qualifying by right involved ranking high enough in their heat, and qualifying by result meant ranking high...
and the 2007 World Championships
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...
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He holds the Barbadian Records in the short-course 50 and 100 freestyles.
External links
- Forde's bio from the 2008 Olympics website.
- Forde's bio on www.sports-reference.com
- Bajan to swim in Beijing. CBC.bb; retrieved 2009-06-12.