Cameron Delaney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete
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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Cameron Delaney
- Cameron Delaney (born 25 November 1980) is an Australian former swimmer who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
- There he finished in eleventh position in the 200m backstroke, clocking 2:00.39 in the semifinal.Delaney, who started swimming as a child on the advice of his doctor due to a weak chest, was a member of the Galston Swimming Club in Sydney and trained under former Olympian Gary Winram.
- He also worked as a lifeguard whilst training. In 1999, Delaney made himself noticed as a backstroke contender by finishing third in the 200m backstroke in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
- In this race, he finished third behind American Lenny Krayzelburg, who beat the world record.
- Delaney took nearly 2.5 seconds off his previous personal best in this race and in process breaking the 2-minute mark with a time 1:59.98 minutes. At the 2004 Australian Swimming Championships (which doubled as the 2004 Olympics qualifiers), Delaney just failed to qualify finishing second to Matt Welsh in a time of 2:00.68 minutes.
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