Ian Charles Powell (born December 16, 1985) is a former British competitive swimmer and was inducted as 21st Sporting Hero of the Sporting Hall of Fame in Guernsey (Channel islands). Powell specialized in butterfly and backstroke and his best finish was a third place at the British Swimming Championships in 2009 finishing in a time of 1.58.66 seconds to set a new Guernsey record for the event.^[1][2][3]

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Ian Powell

Powell warming up for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Ian Charles Powell
National team	Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Born	December 16, 1985 (1985-12-16) (age 38) Guernsey, United Kingdom
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
University team	Florida State University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Guernsey Island Games 2011 Isle of Wight 50 m backstroke 2011 Isle of Wight 100 m backstroke 2011 Isle of Wight 200 m backstroke 2011 Isle of Wight 100 m butterfly 2011 Isle of Wight 200 m butterfly 2011 Isle of Wight 4×50 m medley 2011 Isle of Wight 4×100 m medley 2011 Isle of Wight 50 m butterfly 2011 Isle of Wight 4×50 m freestyle 2011 Isle of Wight 4×100 m freestyle

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In 2011, Powell was invited as the official Ambassador for the Skipton Swimarathon to work with sponsors Skipton International in order to help communicate the benefits of swimming and encourage people to sign up and raise funds for local good causes.^[4]

Powell is currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States and swims at the Walnut Creek Masters swim team.^[5]