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Full name
  
Keith Beavers

Name
  
Keith Beavers

Education
  
University of Waterloo

Strokes
  
Backstroke, medley

Weight
  
75 kg

Sport
  
Swimming

Height
  
1.85 m

National team
  
Canada

Role
  
Backstroke swimmer


Keith Beavers Keith Beavers Team Canada Official 2018 Olympic Team Website


Born
  
February 9, 1983 (age 41) (
1983-02-09
)
London, Ontario

Club
  
Region of Waterloo Swim Club

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Keith Beavers (born February 9, 1983) is a backstroke and medley swimmer from Canada who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Keith is a master's student at the University of Waterloo. In 2006, at the Pan Pacific Trials, he lowered his 200-metre backstroke record to 1:58.97.

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He was born in London, Ontario, and grew up in the town of Orangeville, Ontario, attending Mono and Amaranth Public School. He began his swimming career at the age of 6 with the Orangeville Otters Swim Club, where he swam to the age of 8. He then switched to the Dorado Stars Swim Club where he swam for a number of years.

In 2008, Beavers qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the 200-metre backstroke and 400-metre individual medley. Beavers was once again representing the Region of Waterloo Swim club under coach Dean Boles. He placed 7th in the 200-metre individual medley final. Beavers has announced his retirement from international competition. He is now in Kingston coaching KBM (Kingston Blue Marlins) while taking his master's at Queen's University.

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References

Keith Beavers Wikipedia