William Rollo
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Mike Lewis, Colin Hill, and Will Rollo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, calling the action at the open water swimming venue
William Rollo is an Australian open water swimmer, professional sportscaster, podcaster and commentator of open water swimming.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He served as the sports announcer at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships 10 km Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race, the 5 km open water swim and the 4x1500 mixed relay, teaming up in the broadcast booth with Colin Hill and Mike Lewis.
- He served as the announcer on the 2023 World Aquatics Marathon Swimming World Series.
- He hosts the Black Line Fever Podcast which goes behind the scenes of the open water swimming world,
- He finished 2nd in the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim from Cottesloe Beach on the Australian mainland to Thomson Bay on Rottnest Island on 22 February 2020 in 4 hours 10 minutes 59.42 seconds.
- On 20 February 2021, he finished 2nd in the 19.7 Rottnest Channel Swim from Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island in Western Australia in 4 hours 10 minutes 59 seconds.
- On 20 March 2021, He won the 25 km Port to Pub swim from Leighton Beach to Rottnest Island in 5 hours 45 minutes 40 seconds.
- He competed in the 2017 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km, finishing in 1 hours 58.35 minutes.
- He competed in the 2018 Austtralian Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km, finishing in 1 hour 54.49 minutes.
- He completed in the 2019 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series]] in Setubal Bay, Portugal, finishing in 1 hour 41.05 minutes.
- He competed in the 2019 FINA Marathon Swimming World Series in Balatonfured, Hungary finishing in 1 hours 59.10 minutes.