Max Litchfield

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Max Litchfield
Personal information
Birth nameMax Robert Litchfield[1]
Full nameMax Robert Litchfield[1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 26)
Pontefract, United Kingdom
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubEnergy Standard
Loughborough National Centre (NC)
College teamSheffield Hallam University
CoachDave Hemmings[2]
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 400 m medley

Max Robert[1] Litchfield (born 4 March 1995) is a British[3] competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the 2016 Olympics,[4] and the LEN European Aquatics Championships.[5] He also swam for England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6] He competes internationally in freestyle and medley swimming events. Litchfield studies physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University.[7] He currently represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League. Litchfield is the son of former professional footballer, Peter Litchfield.[8][circular reference] His younger brother Joe Litchfield is also a swimmer.

Career[]

Clubs[]

Litchfield began his swimming journey under the wing of coach Andrew Wallace, at Doncaster Dartes Swimming Club, before moving to train at City Of Sheffield's top junior squad, in 2013.[9][10] This move saw him qualify for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, shortly after, in the 400m Individual Medley.[10] Max now trains at the Energy Standard Loughborough National Centre (NC).[2]

Achievements[]

Litchfield swam at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he finished 12th in both the 400m individual medley and the 1500m freestyle. He also turned out at the European Championships in Berlin in the same year where he finished fourth in the final of the 400m IM. He is a former World Junior Champion, having helped the 4 × 200 m freestyle team swim to gold in Dubai in 2013.[4][6]

At the Olympic trials in 2016 he clinched victory in the 400m IM in a time of 4:12.05 to dip under the qualification time for Rio 2016.[11] He later competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro achieving a 5th place in his heat. In the finals session he improved his personal best further to place 4th in his first Olympic final.

In 2018, he suffered an injury to the shoulder and withdrew from the Commonwealth Games.[12] At the 2018 European Championships, Litchfield won a bronze in the 200 metre individual medley, his first major medal since the injury.[13] He then won a silver in the 400 metre individual medley.[14]

International Swimming League[]

In the Autumn of 2019 he was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[15]

Awards[]

The 2016 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Sportsman of the Year[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "Max Litchfield".
  3. ^ "Max Litchfield". les-sports.info. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Max Litchfield - Swimming - News, Olympic Results and History". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Litchfield leads British attack on final day". British Swimming. British Swimming. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  6. ^ a b "British Swimming Athlete Profile". British Swimming. British Swimming. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Max Litchfield Bio". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. ^ Peter Litchfield
  9. ^ "Olympians come to Edlington (Litchfield + Nagy)".
  10. ^ a b https://www.healthspan.co.uk/advice/max-litchfield
  11. ^ "Litchfield strikes gold on opening night of British Summer Championships". British Swimming. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  12. ^ "Max Litchfield withdraws from Commonwealth Games". Swimming.org. 28 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Scott powers to 100m freestyle silver". BBC Sport. 5 August 2018.
  14. ^ Ashenden, Mark (9 August 2018). "Max Litchfield wins silver at European Swimming Championships in Glasgow". Sky Sports.
  15. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  16. ^ "2016 BUCS Awards Winners". BRITISH UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES SPORT. BRITISH UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES SPORT. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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