Martin Roberts
1966 –
born
Adelaide, South Australia
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1970
Payneham Chrysler Swimming Club
South Australia
1972-1985
Magill Demonstration School
Norwood High School
Adelaide College of Technical & Further Education
1988
XXIV Seoul Olympic Games
4th 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
1990-91
NCAA Bronze medallist and Pac 10 Champion – Cal Bears
University of California at Berkeley athletic scholarship holder
1990
Gold Medal 200m Freestyle
(Commonwealth Games Record, NZ Record)
Gold Medal 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Silver Medal 200m Butterfly
Bronze Medal 200m Individual Medley
1991
6th FINA World Swimming Championships, Perth, AUS.
5th 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
8th 200m Butterfly
1991
Inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport Swimming Hall of Fame
1991
Graduated from the University of Canberra
(B. App. Sc. Sports Studies)
1992
XXV Olympic Games, Barcelona
8th 200m Butterfly
1993
World University Games, Buffalo, NY
Gold Medallist 100m & 200m Butterfly
1994
Captain, Australian Swimming Team
Gold Medal 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
Commonwealth Record
1995
Participant (AUS) & presenter
International Olympic Academy
Olympia, Greece
1996-2001
Australian Institute of Sport – Manager, Athlete Career and Education,
Telstra Corporation – Manager of Special Events and Olympics 2000, Australian Coaching Council – Manager of Elite Coach Education in Australia
1997-2001
Director, Swimming Australia Ltd.
Chair, Australian Swimmers’ Commission
1998
Life Member, Marion Swimming Club, South Australia
2000
XXVII Olympic Games, Sydney
Australian Team Manager (Olympic Flag Bearers)
FINA Congress Delegate and
Swimming Australia Director
2001-2009
Senior Consulting, Australian Sports Commission
Awarded the Australian Sports Medal
2004
Graduated from the Australian National University (B.Sc. Psychology)
2008
Inducted into South Australian Swimming Hall of Fame
2009-2014
Australian Department of Foriegn Affairs and Trade/Australian Sports Commission, Pacific Sports Partnerships program (creator and manager), Management of Australian Sports Outreach Program India and Africa
2009-13
Chef de Mission Australian Team 25th, 26th & 27th World Universiade
Awarded Australian University Sport Champion
2014-2018
Author, Australian Swimming High Performance Strategy 2016-2020
Author, Australian Government Sports Diplomacy Strategy 2015-2018
Author, Australian Indigenous Swimming Strategy 2015-2020
2014
MWRConsult started Martin Roberts – Consultant in health, community & environmental development, coach & dual Olympian (Swimming)
2018-2020
2019 –
Greenland Australia partnership – a new light on the health & wellbeing of Indigenous people. Consulting to Deakin University in Australia and Europe on sport and physical activity in Indigenous populations, health and medical research.