Toby Robinson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Patrick Robinson |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 22 August 1996 Wolverhampton, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Freestyle |
Tobias Patrick Robinson (born 22 August 1996) is an English international swimmer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games[1] and Great Britain at the Olympic Games.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Robinson trains out of Loughborough University and competed in the Open water swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km where he finished in 21st place.[3] In 2022, he also won a silver medal behind Daniel Jervis in the 1500m freestyle event at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.[4]
In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle, finishing in 10th place and the men's 1500 metre freestyle where he finished in 4th.[1] Robinson joined the team following the withdrawal of Max Litchfield.[5]
Robinson came 15th in 10km Open Water at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, earning a guaranteed place in the same event at the Olympics. He then won the 800 metres freestyle at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships[6] and subsequently competed for Team GB at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 10km, finishing in 14th place.[7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tobias Patrick Robinson at World AquaticsLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Tobias Robinson at Swimrankings.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Tobias Robinson at Team England
- Toby Robinson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1996 births
- Living people
- English male freestyle swimmers
- British male freestyle swimmers
- British male long-distance swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games swimmers for England
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain