Andrew Chetcuti

Andrew Chetcuti (born 19 November 1992 in Pietà[1]) is a Maltese freestyle and butterfly swimmer specialising in short course events. He holds 5 individual national records, and 2 in relays.

Andrew Chetcuti
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Chetcuti
NationalityMalta
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Pietà, Malta
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
Medal record
Games of the Small States of Europe
2011 Liechtenstein100 m freestyle
2013 Luxembourg50 m freestyle
2013 Luxembourg100 m butterfly
2015 Iceland50 m freestyle
2015 Iceland100 m freestyle
2017 San Marino50 m freestyle
2011 Liechtenstein50 m freestyle
2013 Luxembourg100 m freestyle
2015 Iceland100 m butterfly
2015 Iceland4x100 m medley
2017 San Marino100 m freestyle
2017 San Marino4x100 m freestyle
2017 San Marino4x100 m medley

Chetcuti was one of five athletes to represent Team Malta in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Chetcuti placed third in his heat of the 100 m freestyle, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.[3]

He competed in the Men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He placed 51st in the heats with a time of 51.37 seconds. He did not qualify for the semifinals.[4] He was the flagbearer for Malta during the Parade of Nations.[5]

Personal life

Chetcuti currently lives in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States after residing in the United Arab Emirates, his place of residence since 1995. Chetcuti is currently studying for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at MCPHS University. He was a Biology major at Georgia Institute of Technology.[6] Chetcuti attended high school at Dubai College where he was Head Boy.[7]

Personal bests and records held
Long course (50 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 23.65 NR 29 July 2011XIV FINA World Championships Shanghai, China [8]
100 m freestyle 51.98 NR 31 May 2011Games of the Small States of Europe Vaduz, Liechtenstein [9]
200 m freestyle 1:57.41 NR 29 Feb 2012Irish Olympic Trials Dublin, Republic of Ireland
100 m freestyle 51.67 (h)NR 31 July 2012London Olympics (Team Malta) London, United Kingdom [10]
Short course (25 m)
Event Time Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 23.14 (h)NR 16 Dec 20102010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
100 m freestyle 50.86 (h)NR 18 Dec 20102010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [12]
50 m butterfly 24.99 (h)NR 17 Dec 20102010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [13]
100 m butterfly 56.98 (h)NR 15 Dec 20102010 FINA World Swimming Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
Legend: WR – World record; ER – European record; NR – Maltese record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References
  1. "Andrew Chetcuti – Swimming – Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. Hammond, Ashley (30 July 2012). "Sport Chetcuti braces for Olympic debut". Gulf News. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. "Andrew Chetcuti places third in 100m freestyle". di-ve Beta. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  6. "Chetcuti Headed To 2012 Olympics; Two More Make U.S. Olympic Trials". RamblinWreck.com. 7 Jun 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. Gulf News: Andrew Chetcuti – Dubai dream, retrieved 2011,01,15.
  8. "Men's 50m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Lie-Games 2011. 2011-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  9. "Men's 100m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Lie-Games 2011. 2011-05-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  10. Hammond, Ashley (31 July 2012). "Chetcuti sets new Maltese record in 100m freestyle". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  11. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  12. "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  13. "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  14. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2010-12-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
William Chetcuti		 Flagbearer for  Malta
Rio de Janeiro 2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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