Full name Keith Beavers Name Keith Beavers Education University of Waterloo Weight 75 kg | Height 1.85 m Role Backstroke swimmer | |
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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.