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• Scottish swimmer Gregor Tait competed in swimming events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait

  Out of the pool, Tait appeared nude in an August 2008 advertisement for Powerade.Mail Online: Naked Ambition: Britain's Olympians Strip Down... (August 4, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: April 20, 1979British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait
  2. Birthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandBritish Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait
  3. Resides: Edinburgh, ScotlandBritish Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait
  4. Height: 1.82m (6'0")British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait
  5. Weight: 74kg (163 lbs)British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait

• Swimming Career

  Tait's first major competition was the 1998 Commonwealth Games, in which he swam in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke and the 4 x 100-meter medley relay, placing 14th, 13th and seventh respectively. He competed at the 2001 European Short Course Championships, in which he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke and a silver medal in the 4 x 50-meter medley relay. Tait returned to the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and won a silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke. He made his first appearance at the Olympics in 2004, placing 12th in the 100-meter backstroke, seventh in the 200-meter backstroke and eighth in the 4 x 100-meter medley relay.British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait

  At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Tait won medals in each of the four events he entered. He took home gold in the 200-meter backstroke and the 200-meter individual medley, as well as bronze in the 100-meter backstroke and the 4 x 100-meter medley relay. Tait returned to the Olympics in 2008 and placed eighth in the 200-meter backstroke. He also competed in the 100-meter backstroke event, but failed to qualify for the finals.British Swimming & the ASA: Gregor Tait Because of his poor performance at the Summer Olympics, Tait has mentioned he may quit swimming the backstroke and take up freestyle sprints, but has not made a final decision.The Daily Record: Gregor Tait Considers Switch After Coming Last... (August 16, 2008)

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