Full name Martin Clifford Harris Name Martin Harris National team Great Britain Role Olympic athlete | Sport Swimming Height 2.01 m Strokes Backstroke Weight 92 kg | |
Born 21 May 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-05-21 ) Bow, London, England Club London Borough of Tower Hamlets | ||
Martin Clifford Harris (born 21 May 1969) is an English former competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented Great Britain in international championships during the 1990s, spanning 12 years, swimming at 2x Olympics, 3x FINA world championships, and 3x European championships, and England at the 3x Commonwealth Games.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, Harris competed in the men's 100-metre backstroke,. He also swam for the sixth-place British men's team in the 4x100-metre medley relay in the qualifying heats. Thereafter, he became a fixture on the British 4x100-metre medley relay team, winning bronze medals in the medley relay at the 1993 European championships and the 100m backstroke silver medalist 1993 FINA short course world championships.
Harris represented England at the 1994 - 1998 - 2002 Commonwealth Games in 1994 commonwealth games, Victoria, British, Columbia, Martin won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke, and a bronze as a member of the English team in the 4x100-metre medley relay. Representing Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he qualified for both the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke.
Martin Harris earned another bronze medal with the British team in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the 1997 FINA short course world championships. Martin won a silver medal as a member of the English team in the 4x100-metre medley relay, and 4th in the 100m backstroke at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.