Nick Ffrost

Who is Nick Ffrost?

Nicholas David Ffrost is an Australian freestyle swimmer and a Relay veteran, since 2006 he has contributed to the 4x200m freestyle relay to capture 8 international medals. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Ffrost's first international meet was the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Ffrost competed in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He swam the first leg in the final to help Australia win the bronze medal. He went on to make the final in the individual 200m freestyle, finishing 8th place. He placed 11th in the 400m freestyle semi finals, but did not advance to the finals. At the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Ffrost competed in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He swam the anchor leg in the heats to help Australia qualify second fastest. Australia went on to finish second in the final, although Ffrost was dropped for Patrick Murphy. He was selected in the squad for the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He helped Australia qualify sixth in the heats, and did well enough for the selectors to retain him for the final alongside former training partner Grant Brits. He swam the anchor leg as Australia took bronze. He returned to his relay duties in 2009 for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, contributing another 200m free leg for the 4x200 freestyle team, to capture bronze behind Team USA and the Russian Federation. In 2010, at the Telstra Australian championships, he won the 200m Freestyle in the time of 1:47.50, he followed up with winning the same event at the Australian Short course Championships in July. He failed to make the individual finals at both Pan Pacs and Commonwealth, however he picked up bronze at Pan Pacs and gold at Commonwealth in the 4x200m freestyle relays.