æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ɪnðə fˈaɪnə swˈɪmɪŋ wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, hiː wˈʌn ɐ bɹˈɑːnz mˈɛdəl ɪn fɹˈæns ɪnðə fˈɪfti ˈɛm bˈækstɹoʊk wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv twˈɛnti fˈaɪv:zˈiəɹoʊ tˈuː, ænd ɐ bɹˈɑːnz mˈɛdəl ɪnðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚ bˈækstɹoʊk wɪð ɐ tˈaɪm ʌv fˈɪfti θɹˈiː:twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
At the age of 25, in the FINA Swimming World Cup in January 2002, he won a Bronze medal in France in the 50m backstroke with a time of 25:02, and a Bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of 53:24.