Education
He attended Robert Gordon"s College during his school years.
He attended Robert Gordon"s College during his school years.
He competed internationally in freestyle and medley swimming events. He is of Scottish-Faroese ancestry. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Sydney, competing the 400-metre freestyle and 4×200-metre freestyle relay swimming events.
Four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he swam in the 400-metre freestyle, and qualified for the finals with the time 3:47.25.
His final result was seventh, with the time 3:48.62. Carry retired from competitive swimming in October 2012.
He presently works for his former sports management company, Red Sky Management, based in Edinburgh, as a business coach. On 15 September 2012 at Craigiebuckler Church, Aberdeen, where generations of the Carry family have married, David and fellow swimmer Keri-Anne Payne were married.
The couple had lived in Heywood, Greater Manchester.
He was also a member of the British men"s team in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.