David Robert Carry (born 8 October 1981) is a Scottish former competition

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who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and the European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He competed internationally in

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and

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swimming events. He is the winner of seven medals in major international championships. He is of Scottish- Faroese ancestry. He represented Scotland at the

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and

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. In 2006 he won two golds in the 400-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley. He attended

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during his school years. He represented Great Britain at the

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in Beijing, competing the 400-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay swimming events. Four years later at the

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in London, he swam in the 400-metre freestyle, and qualified for the finals with the time 3:47.25. His final result was seventh, with the time 3:48.62. He was also a member of the British men's team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Carry retired from competitive swimming in October 2012. Following his retirement from swimming, he was performance director for his former sports management company, Red Sky Management, based in Edinburgh, as a business coach. Carry along with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, boxer

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, fellow swimmer

Michael Jamieson Michael Jamieson (born 5 August 1988) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. Jamieson won the silver ...

and sprinter

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were ambassadors for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. On 15 September 2012 at Craigiebuckler Church,

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, where generations of the Carry family have married, David and fellow swimmer Keri-Anne Payne were married. The couple had lived in Heywood, Greater Manchester. However, due to Carry's retirement from competitive swimming and in preparation for the

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, after their wedding they relocated to Edinburgh, where Payne joined

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.Magnay, Jacqueline (29 December 2012
"Keri-Anne Payne considers switching to the pool after the pain of fourth at London Olympics"
''The Telegraph''; retrieved 24 January 2013

Personal bests and records

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British Swimming athlete profileBritish Olympic Association athlete profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carry, David 1981 births Living people Alumni of Loughborough University Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Scottish male freestyle swimmers Male medley swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers of Great Britain People educated at Robert Gordon's College Scottish male swimmers Sportspeople from Aberdeen Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Personal bests and records

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