Greggmar Orial Swift (born 16 February 1991 in Bridgetown) is a sprint hurdler from Barbados.[1] Greggmar attended Indiana State University, where he studied Insurance & Risk Management and was a Five-time All-American in the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles.[2][3] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] He qualified for the 2015 Pan-Am Games with his gold medal win at the Universiade.[5]

Greggmar Swift
Personal information
Full nameGreggmar Orial Swift
Nationality Barbados
Born (1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33)
Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles
College teamIndiana State University
ClubAdidas
Coached byJohn Mc Nichols
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 m hurdles 13.28 +0.8 Toronto (CIBC) 24 JUL 2015
Updated on 16 May 2016.

Personal bests edit

  • 110 m hurdles outdoor: 13.28 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)Toronto, Canada, United States, 24 July 2015
  • 60 m hurdles indoor: 7.54 sNew York (Armory), NY, United States, February 2015 NR

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Barbados
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 2nd 100m hurdles (91.4 cm) 13.39 (+0.5 m/s)
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3rd 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.22 (-0.5 m/s)
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 61st (h) 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 15.77 (-0.6 m/s)
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 3rd 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.09 (+0.7 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8th 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.31 (+2.0 m/s)
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.75 (+1.3 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DNF
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.90 (-1.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.92
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 8th 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) 13.93 (-2.4 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th 110m hurdles 13.84 (+0.7 m/s)
Universiade Shenzhen, China 9th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.90 (-1.0 m/s)
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 3rd 110m hurdles 13.54 (+1.8 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.30
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th (h) 110m hurdles 13.62 (+0.1 m/s)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 7th (h)1 110m hurdles 13.75 (+0.7 m/s)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 27th (h) 110m hurdles 13.79 (-0.6 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 110m hurdles 13.74 (-0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 3rd 110m hurdles 13.59 A (+0.7 m/s)
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st 100m hurdles 13.43 (+0.7 m/s)
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 4th 110m hurdles 13.28 (+0.8 m/s)
NACAC Championships San Jose, Costa Rica 5th 110m hurdles 13.40 (+1.5 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.44 (-0.2 m/s)
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th 110m hurdles 13.51

1: Did not finish in the final.

References edit

  1. ^ Greggmar Swift - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved December 20, 2014
  2. ^ "Greggmar Swift - Track & Field".
  3. ^ Track & Field - Bio - Greggmar Swift, Indiana State Sycamores, retrieved December 20, 2014
  4. ^ "Greggmar Swift". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Gold for Greggmar". 11 July 2015.

External links edit