Joseph Roebuck

Who is Joseph Roebuck?

Joseph 'Joe' Roebuck is an English swimmer.

As of 2012, Roebuck is 1.88 metres tall and weighs 78 kilograms. He is coached by Ian Armiger at Loughborough University, where he also studies Sports Science.

At the 2005 British Swimming Championships Roebuck won a silver medal in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys; in 2006 he took gold in bothe of the medley events and also won gold in the 200 metres butterfly. In 2007 he retained his butterfly and 400 metres medley titles but took silver in the 200 metres medley. In the 2008 Championships Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley and silver in the 200 metres butterfly.

Roebuck missed out on qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, when he missed the required qualifying time by a quarter of a second at the Olympic Trials.

In 2010 Roebuck won a bronze medal in the 200 metres individual relay at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary; defending champion Laszlo Cseh won gold and Markus Rogan the silver. Later in the year he represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi, India. Competing in the 400 metres individual medley he won a silver medal behind South Africa's Chad le Clos. Roebuck won his second silver medal of the Games in the 200 metres individual medley; he finished in a time of one minute 59.86 seconds as compatriot James Goddard won the race in one minute 58.10 seconds.