Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
S14, SB14, SM14
Further personal information
Residence
Sydney, NSW, AUS
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age four at a local 'Learn to Swim' class.
Club / Team
Campbelltown Amateur Swimming Club: Sydney, NSW, AUS
Name of coach
Yuriy Vdovychenko [national]
International debut
Year
2000
Competing for
Australia
Location
Sydney, NSW
General interest
Hobbies
Collecting stamps, model railways and miniature V8 super cars. (paralympic.org.au, 18 Nov 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (paralympic.org.au, 18 Nov 2010)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (paralympic.org.au, 18 Nov 2010)
Awards and honours
He received a Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 2001. (itsanhonour.gov.au, 2012)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
Men's 4x50 m Medley S14 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 4 | 3 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Final Round | 2 | ||
Men's 100 m Butterfly S14 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Final Round | 2 | ||
Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final Round | 6 | ||
Men's 100 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 7 | ||
Men's 50 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 4 |