Researching Jim Piper
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5918 people with the Piper surname? In that year Piper was ranked number 720 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Piper and the Piper Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 7233 people with the Piper surname in the UK? Piper is now ranked number 823 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Piper surname in the USA? Piper is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Jim Piper
Jim Alan Piper (born 13 August 1981) 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: 2002*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.
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).
As of 2013, he is a board member of Swimming Western Australia, a state federation of Swimming Australia.
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