the 2007 Summer Universiade. He has broken multiple English, British, and Commonwealth records, and in April 2004 set the fourth fastest 100 metre breaststroke time in world history. From 1997 over the next ten years he had a world ranking inside the top ten in the world in either short course or long course breaststroke swimming. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 50 metres breaststroke title five times (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) and the 100 metres breaststroke title six times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006). Charity work In 2000, with a bonus from a sponsor Mew set up the "Darren Mew Trust Fund" to help support sports clubs and teams on the Isle of Wight. The Fund helped support clubs and teams by helping with travel expenses and buying new equipment. In 2009, Mew was part of the "Champions" project by photographers Anderson & Low to help raise funds for Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). The project which included famous sports people such as Thierry Henry, Matt Dawson, Mark Foster, Billie Jean King and Venus Williams were pictured in the nude. These pictures were made into a book, Champions, and were displayed in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Personal bests and records held See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) References External links Personal website British Swimming athlete profile The Race Club 1979 births Living people English male swimmers Male breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Alumni of the University of Bath Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England People from Newport, Isle of Wight Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games