Alexander Tuckfield
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 2004 (age 17) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Classifications | S9, SB9, SM9 | |||||||||||||
| Club | SLC Aquadot Sydney | |||||||||||||
| Coach | Gavin Stewart | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Tuckfield (born 5 November 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a bronze medal[1]
Swimming[]
Tuckfield who was born on 5 November 2004 and has cerebral palsy. He began swimming at the age on ten.[2]
At the 2020 Swimming Australia Virtual Championships, he broke the Men's 200m Freestyle S9 world record.[3]
Tuckfield finished second in the Men's 400 m S9 at 2021 Australian Swimming Trials and qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 400 m freestyle S9. [5]
References[]
- ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Tuckfield". Inostrada IPC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Swimming Australia Virtual Championships". Swim Swam. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Eight Para swimmers claim Tokyo tickets at trials/". NSWIS. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Alexander Tuckfield Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Male Paralympic swimmers of Australia
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Paralympic medalists in swimming