Scott Talbot-Cameron
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Scott Talbot-Cameron is a 2-time Olympic and National Record holding backstroke swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. He swam for New Zealand at the 2000
New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 151 athletes and 100 officials.- Bronze:*Mark Todd — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition...

 and 2004 Olympics
New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes from New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.New Zealand was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by a team of 151 competitors and 137 officials. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was discus thrower Beatrice Faumuina, and at the closing...

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Talbot-Cameron also swam at the:
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games
    Aquatics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
    The Aquatics events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and were divided into 3 separate disciplines, with medals awarded in 54 events:*Diving *Swimming *Synchronized swimming...

  • 2005 World Championships
    2005 World Aquatics Championships
    The 2005 World Aquatics Championships or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005...

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  • 2004 Summer Olympics
    Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

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  • 2004 Oceania Swimming Championships
    2004 Oceania Swimming Championships
    The 2004 Oceania Swimming Championships were held May 15-19, 2004 at the National Aquatics Center in Suva, Fiji. This was the fifth edition of the Championships, and featured competitions in: swimming, open water swimming and synchronized swimming...

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  • 2003 World Student Games
    Swimming at the 2003 Summer Universiade
    The swimming competition during the 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea from August 24 till August 30, 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* *...

  • 2002 Pan Pacs
    2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
    The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record was set over the six-day competition....

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  • 2000 Summer Olympics
    Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
    At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

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  • 2000 Oceania Swimming Championships
    2000 Oceania Swimming Championships
    The 2000 Oceania Swimming Championships were held 21—24 June 2000 at the Queen Elizabeth II pool in Christchurch, New Zealand. This was the third edition of the Championships, and swimming all competition listed below was conducted in a 50m pool....

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  • 1999 Pan Pacs
    1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
    The eighth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in 1999 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 22–29 August...

  • 1999 Short Course Worlds
    1999 FINA Short Course World Championships
    The 4th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong from 1–4 April 1999.-50 m Freestyle:-100 m Freestyle:-200 m Freestyle:-400 m Freestyle:-1500 m Freestyle:-50 m Backstroke:-100 m Backstroke:...

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  • 1997 Oceania Swimming Championships.


At the '03 Student Games, he was the swimming Team Captain and broke the National Record in the 100m backstroke in finishing 5th.

Talbot-Cameron is the son of national coach Jan Cameron
Jan Cameron
Jan Cameron, CNZM is Australia's forth richest woman and the founder of the Kathmandu clothing company. She currently lives in Bicheno, Tasmania. She currently runs various companies and business interests, which together span Canada, America, Britain, New Zealand and Australia...

, and is a PM scholarship holder. He attends Massey University
Massey University
Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...

 in Albany, New Zealand
Albany, New Zealand
Albany is a northern suburb of Auckland, one of the several cities in northern New Zealand. The name derives from Alba and its Latinisation. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, 15 kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ward, one of the...

. As of January 2009, he is currently a swimming coach at North Shore Swim Club.
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