Roberto Pavoni

Roberto Pavoni (born 22 March 1991) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in various international championships.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he finished 13th overall in the heats in the Men's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final. He also competed in the 200m butterfly, again failing to reach the final.[2]

Roberto Pavoni
Pavoni at the 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships, Netanya
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Pavoni
National team Great Britain
Born (1991-03-22) 22 March 1991
Harold Wood, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
College teamLoughborough University

He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, reaching the final of the men's 200 m butterfly, men's 200 m individual medley, men's 400 m individual medley, and he was also part of the English 4 x 200 m freestyle relay team.[3] He retired from competitive swimming in 2017.[4]

Pavoni and Conor Dwyer after swim-off 200 m medley in Kasan 2015

Pavoni attended St. Helen's Catholic Primary School, in Brentwood, Essex, and learnt to swim in the school's pool.

References
  1. "Roberto Pavoni". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "Roberto Pavoni Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Roberto Pavoni Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. "Roberto Pavoni | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.


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