David Roberts

Watching rugby union and socialising. (paralympics.org.uk, 29 Jan 2010)

Breaking the 100m freestyle world record at the 2008 Paralympic Trials. (British Swimming, 19 Aug 2010)

His father. (swimming.org, 19 Aug 2010)

Welsh rugby union player J.P.R. Williams. (paralympics.org.uk, 29 Jan 2010)

In April 2011 he collided with another swimmer during training and suffered a fractured elbow. (The Telegraph, 30 Aug 2011)

In March 2010 he spent a week in the hospital having kidney stones removed. (The Telegraph, 30 Aug 2011)

In October 2009 he fractured his elbow when he was walking his dog. His lurcher-collie dragged him into a tree. (The Telegraph, 30 Aug 2011)

He always sets his goggles on the starting blocks while he takes off his tracksuit and gets in position to start a race. (The Telegraph, 30 Aug 2011)

"Enjoy the ride." (swimming.org, 19 Aug 2010)

In 2009 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire [CBE], after having been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire [MBE] in 2005. (paralympics.org.uk, 29 Jan 2010; bbc.co.uk, 2 Sep 2008)

He was selected to carry the flag for Great Britain at the Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (bbc.co.uk, 11 Nov 2008)

His four gold medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing gave him a total of 11 Paralympic golds, equalling Tanni Grey-Thompson's record for the most Paralympic gold medals won by a British athlete. (bbc.co.uk, 11 Nov 2009)

He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 11. (The Telegraph, 30 Aug 2011)

COMMUNITY WORK
He has a close involvement with Anti-Bullying Week, and admits that he himself was bullied as a child on account of his disability and the way it caused him to walk. He also runs a disabled swimming club and visits schools to promote disabled sports. (bbc.co.uk, 11 Nov 2008)