Olympics: Burch Wins Heat #4, Places 24th Overall
[Updated] Locals watching the Olympics on TV early this morning [Aug 2] were in for a treat, as they were able to witness Bermudian Roy Allan Burch winning his heat in the 50m freestyle.
Burch touched the wall in 22.47, the first of eight swimmers to finish Heat #4. Unfortunately this time will not see him advance him to the semi-finals, missing out by .20 of a second.
The time did however see him place 24th overall in the field of almost 60 world class swimmers, a very credible result for the 26-year-old swimmer and a major improvement upon his finish in 2008.
Update: Burch’s time in this morning’s heat has set a new Bermuda record. He posted on his Facebook page saying: “I want to thank everyone for all the support. It was absolutely amazing. Can’t describe the feeling. So close to getting a second swim but it’s hard to do better than your best. Rio?”
The “Rio?” one can take as a hint, as the 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- File photo by Doug Patterson
Read More About
Comments (13)
Trackback URL | Comments RSS Feed
Articles that link to this one:
- Looking At Bermuda’s 2012 Olympic Highlights | Bernews.com | August 7, 2012
- Video: Burch & Duffy Return From Olympics | Bernews.com | August 14, 2012
- Roy-Allan Burch To Return To The Pool | Bernews.com | February 14, 2013
Excellant performance to bad all winners don’t go thru to the semi’s . Congrats you did us all proud with your WIN !!
We are all very proud of you Roy Allan Burch. I know this will inspire other young Bermudians to follow in your foot steps.Your hard work and dedication has truly paid off.
Fantastic result my friend !
It was a treat to watch you Roy as you blazed atrail on the world stage .
Simply amazing. Well done!
Congrats to Roy Allan Burch. You represented your country very well.
Congrats to Roy Allen – we are all proud of your accomplishment.
Congratulations! Well done! Yes I!
Congratulations!!
Well done Roy Allan. With the success of the Bermuda swimmers at Carifta this year I see great things in our future for 2016 in Rio and 2020.
Congrats!