| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 5 | 1500m Freestyle | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 15:03.69 |
| 7 | 400m Freestyle | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 3:48.77 |
| 16 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:52:20.4 |
| Heats | 400m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:49.34 |
| Heats | 1500m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 14:53.32 |
| Heat | 400m Freestyle | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 3:54.96 |
| Heats | 1500m Freestyle | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 15:29.69 |
| Heats | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| World Championships Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 1:54:24.7 |
| 2 | Marathon 5km | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 56:17.4 |
| 2 | Marathon 5km | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 56:27.2 |
| 3 | Marathon 5km | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 56:56.6 |
| 5 | Marathon 5km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | 57:49.3 |
| 6 | 5km Freestyle - Team | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 59:22.8 |
| 6 | Marathon 10km | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 1:52:13.6 |
| Marathon 10km | 2010 | Roberval, QC, CAN | DNS | |
| European Championships Open Water | ||||
| 1 | 5km Freestyle - Team | 2010 | Balatonfured, HUN | 59:03.0 |
| 1 | Marathon 5km | 2008 | Dubrovnik, CRO | 52:57.2 |
| 3 | Marathon 5km | 2010 | Balatonfured, HUN | 59:15.9 |
| 4 | 5km Freestyle - Team | 2008 | Dubrovnik, CRO | 58:08.1 |
| 6 | Marathon 10km | 2008 | Dubrovnik, CRO | 1:52:53.7 |
| 7 | Marathon 10km | 2010 | Balatonfured, HUN | 1:54:33.7 |
| World Cup Open Water | ||||
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2012 | Eilat, ISR | 1:52:32.45 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2012 | Viedma, ARG | 1:55:29 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2012 | Santos, BRA | 2:11:39.51 |
| 1 | Marathon 10km | 2011 | Setubal, POR | 1:40:29.5 |
| 2 | Marathon 10km | 2012 | Cancun, MEX | 1:57:16.55 |
| 2 | Marathon 10km | 2011 | Santos, BRA | 2:06:08.00 |
Nickname
Spyros. (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Hobbies
Meeting friends for coffee and hanging out with his girlfriend. (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Occupation
Armed Forces
Language(s) spoken
English, Greek
Club name
Olympiacos Piraeus, Athens, GRE
Coach
Nikos Gemelos from 1998 (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Position and style
Freestyle
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started swimming lessons at age five. (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
His mother had been involved in swimming and enrolled him in lessons. (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (enet.gr, 07 Aug 2010)
Training
He trains six days a week. Almost all of his training sessions are in the pool. He covers an average of 85km per week, but sometimes that will jump to 100-110km a week. (FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Awards
He was the first Torchbearer for the London 2012 Torch Relay which ran from May 10 to 17, beginning at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia where the torch was lit using the sun's rays. (insidethegames.biz, 26 Mar 2012)
General
BRITISH BACKGROUND
He was born in England to an English mother and moved to Greece, at the age of three. (10kswimmer.com, 10 Sep 2008; FINA Aquatic World Magazine, 12 Jun 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
