Jim Alan Piper (born 13 August 1981)Piper's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 27 June 2013. is a former Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He swam for Australia at the: Olympics: 2004 World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007 Commonwealth Games: 2002, 2006 Pan Pacific Championships: 2002Jim Piper swims the 200m breaststroke at the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships. Posted by Getty Images on 26 August 2002; retrieved 27 June 2013. Short Course Worlds: 2002
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished 19th in the 100-metre breaststroke and was a member of Australia's 9th-place men's 4×100-metre medley relay team. He also reached and swam in the final heat of the 200-metre breaststroke, where he was disqualified for using an illegal kick.Setting the Record Straight by Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post. Published 19 August 2004; retrieved 27 June 2013.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won the 200-metre breaststroke. Four years later, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he finished third in the event.
At the 2002 Short Course Worlds, he won the 200-metre breaststroke in a new meet record (2:07.16).SC Worlds 2002 results: Men's 200m Breaststroke – final. Published by Omega Timing (official timer) on 5 April 2002; retrieved 27 June 2013.
As of 2013, he is a board member of Swimming Western Australia, a state federation of Swimming Australia.SWA Board & Committees page from the Swimming Western Australia website; retrieved 27 June 2013.
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
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