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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S9, SB9, SM9

Further personal information

Residence
Blacksburg, VA, USA
Languages
English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-swimming at age 11.
Why this sport?
A hospital in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, encouraged him to try a swimming programme for children with an impairment.
Club / Team
H2okie Aquatics: United States

General interest

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
He listens to music, and thinks about being in the mountains where it is relaxing and peaceful. (teamusa.org, 18 Jun 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Positive thinking leads to positive actions and good results." (teamusa.org, 18 Jun 2013)
Awards and honours
He won the Frank Fuhrer Outstanding Performance Award for the Pittsburgh region of the United States of America in 2006. (teamusa.org, 02 Mar 2010)
Famous relatives
His younger brother Lucas has swum competitively for Virginia Tech University in the United States of America. (hokiesports.com, 22 Jul 2016)
Impairment
He lost his left hand in a farming accident in 1996. (teamusa.org, 14 Jan 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts Heat 1 4
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts Final Round 7
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts Final Round 6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts Heat 2 1
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts Final Round 7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 3 4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 7
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Final Round 6
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 9999
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final Round 5
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final Round 6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Heat 1 3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 2 9999
Men's 5,000 m Open Water S10 Final Round 9
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 2012-08-30 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2012-08-31 4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2012-09-05 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 2012-09-06 7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 2012-09-06 3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2012-09-07 5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 2012-09-08 3
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 2012-09-08 6
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 1 2012-09-08 4
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2013-08-12 13
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 2013-08-13 7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final 1 2013-08-13 7
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 2013-08-14 10
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final 1 2013-08-15 6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2013-08-17 12
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 2 2013-08-18 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final 1 2013-08-18 7
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final 1 2013-08-18 6
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final 1 2015-07-13 5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2015-07-13 6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2015-07-14 10
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2015-07-16 11
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2015-07-17 12
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final 1 2015-07-18 6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 2 2015-07-18 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 2015-07-19 6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final 1 2015-07-19 5
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 2016-09-08 7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 2016-09-11 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 2016-09-11 6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 3 2016-09-13 5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 2 2016-09-16 5