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David Neil Bates (Born March 4 1976 Queanbeyan NSW Australia) is an Australian open water swimmer who has received the Certificate of Merit in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame for his outstanding career in open water swimming. He gained a silver medal in the 25 km race at the 1994 FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome Italy losing by a small margin of 65 seconds to Canadian Greg Streppel.