Jarrod Poort

Jarrod Poort (born 31 October 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer.

Jarrod Poort
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Poorty"
National team Australia
Born (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994
Hurstville, New South Wales
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWest Illawarra Aquatic SC
CoachRon Mckeon, James Greathead

Poort represented Australia in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2] He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the 10-kilometre marathon swimming event.[3] In the race he built a lead of 1 minute and 20 seconds, but was caught 1 km before the finish, and finished 21st.[4] Poort trained out of Wollongong, NSW, representing West Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club and also Bronte Surf Club.

In 2017, Poort was banned for 12 months by FINA for missing three drug tests in a one-year period.[5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th 1500 metre freestyle 15:20.82
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st 10km 1:53:40.7

References
  1. "Jarrod Poort". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
  2. "1500m Freestyle Men". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Jarrod Poort athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. "Rio 2016: Weertman snatches victory from Gianniotis in open water". Yahoo. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "The elephant in the room Mack Horton must address". The Sydney Morning Herald. "Fraser-Holmes was one of two Australian swimmers to serve 12-month suspensions starting in 2017 for missing three drugs tests in the space of 12 months. The other was Jarrod Poort."


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