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Robin James Francis (born 20 April 1982) is a South African-born former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships. Francis was a two-time European championships silver medallist in the 400-metre individual medley (2001, 2003). He also won the silver medal at the 2004 World Championships in the same event. His 2001 performance ranked him second in the world and as a result FINA awarded him with the Best International Newcomer award. Francis was drafted in at the last minute to compete in the men's 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay at the 2003 World Championships finishing sixth and earning Great Britain a potential place in the 2004 Olympic Games. He posted the fastest team split. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he competed in the men's 200-metre individual medley in which he reached the semi-final, and the 400-metre individual medley finishing 12th. British Championships Francis dominated both Medley events over a period of four years breaking seven Senior British Records in the process. Junior International Career Francis won medals at both the Youth Olympic Games in 1997 and Junior European Championships in 2000. ==Coaching== Francis has been a professional coach since 2006. He has successfully headed programmes in South Africa and the UK, and is currently coaching at Kelly College where he started work in 2009. His desire to coach stems from the disappointment he encountered in 2002 when he was forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Manchester due to suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. Francis qualified in the 200-metre individual medley, 400-metre individual nedley, and 200-metre breaststroke and was ranked in the top three for all. Unfortunately he had to witness medals being won in these events in slower times than he had previously achieved making him determined to prevent all swimmers under his guidance from being involved in a similar situation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robin Francis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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