Josh Beaver

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Josh Beaver
Personal information
Nickname(s)Beaver[1]
National team Australia
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29)[2]
Dandenong, Victoria[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNorthcote Swimming Club[1]
CoachRohan Taylor[3]
Medal record

Joshua Beaver (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian swimmer who specialises in backstroke. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke and the 200 metre backstroke.[1][3] He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.

Beaver also competed in the 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and is a Commonwealth Games medalist. Competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won silver in the 200m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Josh Beaver". Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Joshua Beaver". Rio Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Dinham, Abby (17 May 2016). "Road to Rio: Swimmer Josh Beaver eager to make Olympic debut". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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