Jack McLoughlin

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Jack McLoughlin
Personal information
Full nameJack Alan McLoughlin
Nickname(s)Jacky-Boy[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 26)
South Brisbane, Queensland,[1] Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 400 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 800 m freestyle

Jack Alan McLoughlin (born 1 February 1995) is an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games McLoughlin won a gold medal in the same event and silver in the 400 metre freestyle.[4] In the Autumn of 2019, he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the New York Breakers, who competed in the Americas Division.[5]

McLoughlin won silver in the 400 meter's swimming event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was beaten into second place by 0.16 of a second.[6]

Career[]

McLoughlin was only 18 years old when he competed at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay. He was placed fourth in the 1500 meter freestyle and 400 meter freestyle events.[7] McLoughlin then competed in the 1500 meter freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8] At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, McLoughlin competed in marathon and freestyle swimming. For marathon, he placed twenty-third for the five kilometer and fourth for the five kilometer team relay.[8]

At the 2018 Pan-Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan, McLoughlin competed in the 400 meter, 800 meter, and 1,500 meter freestyle events; he finished first in the 400 meter freestyle (3:44.20), third in the 800 meter freestyle (7:47.31), and fourth in the 1,500 meter freestyle (14:44.92).[8] At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, McLoughlin competed in the 400 meter, 800 meter, 1,500 meter, and 4x200 meter freestyle events. He finished sixth in the 400 meter freestyle (3:45.19), fourth in the 800 meter freestyle (7:42.64), and first in the 4x200 meter freestyle.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Jack McLoughlin". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Jack McLoughlin". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack McLoughlin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Full name: Jack Alan McLoughlin
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Jack McLoughlin restores 1500m pride". The Australian. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 8 April 2020. In the Tokyo Summer Olympic games 2020, he won the silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle.
  6. ^ "Olympic silver lining for swimmer Jack McLoughlin with more races to come". The Catholic Leader. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Jack McLoughlin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Swimming McLOUGHLIN Jack". Tokyo 2020. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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