Who is Kieren Perkins

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 0 people | Log in to rate

Ranked #10,311 in Sports, #237,595 overall

Kieren Perkins - Australian Swimmer

Kieren Perkins is one of the best swimmers in the history of the sport of swimming and arguably (together with Grant Hackett) the best long distance freestyle swimmer ever.  In many respects, Kieren changed the face of swimming, with television cameras beaming his feats at Australian Championships into the living room whenever he swam a 1500 freestyle - and many times, he swam world records.

Perkins was also the first person ever to win a medal in the 1500 metres freestyle at three consecutive Olympic Games, 1992 Gold, 1996 Gold, 2000 Silver.

Kieren remains heavily involved in swimming and sport in general and his professionalism and performances both in and out of the pool have opened the door for many talented Australian swimmers to follow in his foot steps.

 

Swimming News 

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

What Wikipedia says about Kieren Perkins 

Australian Swimmer

Kieren John Perkins OAM (born August 14, 1973), is a former Australian professional swimmer. One of the world's best-ever long-distance swimmers, he won two Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the 1500-metre freestyle, and a silver medal in 2000.

read the rest of the Wikipedia article

Kieren Perkins Videos 

Kieren Perkins Sydney Olympic 1500 freestyle heat part2

Kieren Perkins in Sydney Olympic 1500m freestyle men heat

Runtime: 540
8980 views
8 Comments:

curated content from YouTube

Quick, what do you think of Kieren Perkins? 

Loading poll. Please Wait...

Are you in the Kieren Perkins Fan Club? 

Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...

submit
Show All

by SwimClubs

Resources for Swimmers, Coaches, Parents and Triathletes - www.swimclub.com.auSwimming is a great sport enjoyed around the world. Swimming for Parents is a book by Gary Barclay that provides parents with answers to some of the m...

(more)

Explore related pages

Grant Hackett
Australia has been very successful in the 1500m freestyle at the Olympic Games w...
Ian Thorpe
Arguably the greatest swimmer of all-time is Australia’s Ian Thorpe. ...
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in 8 events at the Olympics in Beijing, breakin...

Related Topics

SwimClubs Recommends...

Create a Lens!