Andrew Chetcuti

Andrew Chetcuti
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Chetcuti
NationalityMaltese
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32)
Pietà, Malta
Height1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly

Andrew Chetcuti (born 19 November 1992 in Pietà[1]) is a Maltese freestyle and butterfly swimmer specialising in short course events. He holds 5 individual national records, and 2 in relays.

Chetcuti was one of five athletes to represent Team Malta in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Chetcuti placed third in his heat of the 100 m freestyle, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.[3]

Personal life

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Chetcuti currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States after residing in the United Arab Emirates, his place of residence since 1995. Chetcuti holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Georgia Institute of Technology.[4] Chetcuti attended high school at Dubai College where he was Head Boy.[5]

Personal bests and records held

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Long course (50 m)
Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 29.14 NR 29 July 2011 XIV FINA World Championships Shanghai, China [6]
100 m freestyle 51.98 NR 31 May 2011 Games of the Small States of Europe Vaduz, Liechtenstein [7]
200 m freestyle 1:57.41 NR 29 Feb 2012 Irish Olympic Trials Dublin, Republic of Ireland
100 m freestyle 51.67 (h)NR 31 July 2012 London Olympics (Team Malta) London, United Kingdom [8]
Short course (25 m)
Event Time


Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 29.14 (h)NR 16 Dec 2010 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
100 m freestyle 50.86 (h)NR 18 Dec 2010 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [10]
50 m butterfly 24.99 (h)NR 17 Dec 2010 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
100 m butterfly 56.98 (h)NR 15 Dec 2010 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [12]
Legend: WRWorld record; EREuropean record; NRMaltese record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Chetcuti – Swimming – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ Hammond, Ashley (30 July 2012). "Sport Chetcuti braces for Olympic debut". Gulf News. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Andrew Chetcuti places third in 100m freestyle". di-ve Beta. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Chetcuti Headed To 2012 Olympics; Two More Make U.S. Olympic Trials". RamblinWreck.com. 7 Jun 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. ^ Gulf News: Andrew Chetcuti – Dubai dream, retrieved 2011,01,15.
  6. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Lie-Games 2011. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  7. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Lie-Games 2011. 2011-05-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  8. ^ Hammond, Ashley (31 July 2012). "Chetcuti sets new Maltese record in 100m freestyle". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  10. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  11. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  12. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Malta
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent