David Carry

{{Short description|Scottish swimmer (born 1981)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = David Carry

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| fullname = David Robert Carry

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| strokes = Freestyle, medley

| club = Aberdeen Dolphins
City of Aberdeen

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| collegeteam = Loughborough University

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland

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| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | Great Britain}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Manchester | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships (LC) }}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Budapest | 4×200 m freestyle }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SCO}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Melbourne | 400 m freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Melbourne | 400 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Melbourne | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Delhi | 4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Delhi | 400 m freestyle}}

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David Robert Carry (born 8 October 1981) is a Scottish former competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and the European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He competed internationally in freestyle and medley swimming events. He is the winner of seven medals in major international championships. He is of Scottish-Faroese ancestry.{{cite web|url=http://sportal.fo/grein/kvarti_foroyingurin_i_finaluni=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213074000/http://sportal.fo/grein/kvarti_foroyingurin_i_finaluni=|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2013|publisher=sportal.fo – Føroyski ítróttar portalurin|title=Kvarti føroyingurin í finaluni|access-date=30 July 2012|language=fo}}

He represented Scotland at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2006 he won two golds in the 400-metre freestyle and 400-metre individual medley.{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule+and+Results/By+Sport/Aquatics%20Swimming|title=Swimming Schedule and Results|access-date=22 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811124308/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%2Band%2BResults/By%2BSport/Aquatics%2BSwimming|archive-date=11 August 2007|url-status=dead}}

He attended Robert Gordon's College during his school years. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing the 400-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay swimming events.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he swam in the 400-metre freestyle, and qualified for the finals with the time 3:47.25. His final result was seventh, with the time 3:48.62. He was also a member of the British men's team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.

Carry retired from competitive swimming in October 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19876280|publisher=BBC News|title=Aberdeen swimmer David Carry announces retirement|date=8 October 2012|access-date=8 October 2012}} Following his retirement from swimming, he was performance director for his former sports management company, Red Sky Management, based in Edinburgh, as a business coach.

Carry along with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, boxer Nicola Adams, fellow swimmer Michael Jamieson and sprinter Allan Wells were ambassadors for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Swarbrick|title=Keep calm and Carry on winning|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/commonwealth-games/cwg-news/keep-calm-and-carry-on-winning.1376991858|newspaper=The Herald|publisher=Newsquest|location=Glasgow|date=20 August 2013|access-date=30 August 2014}}

On 15 September 2012 at Craigiebuckler Church, Aberdeen, where generations of the Carry family have married, David and fellow swimmer Keri-Anne Payne were married. The couple had lived in Heywood, Greater Manchester.{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6657 |title=Keri-Anne Payne's Team GB Olympic Profile |access-date=30 November 2015 |archive-date=22 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822210546/http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6657 |url-status=dead }} However, due to Carry's retirement from competitive swimming and in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, after their wedding they relocated to Edinburgh, where Payne joined Warrender Baths Club.Magnay, Jacqueline (29 December 2012) [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9770763/Keri-Anne-Payne-considers-switching-to-the-pool-after-the-pain-of-fourth-at-London-Olympics.html "Keri-Anne Payne considers switching to the pool after the pain of fourth at London Olympics"], The Telegraph; retrieved 24 January 2013