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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S14, SB14, SM14
Further personal information
Residence
Surrey, BC, CAN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English
Higher education
Malaspina University: Nanaimo, BC, CAN
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He first tried swimming at age two. He later joined the Special Olympics Powell River club in British Colombia, Canada.
Club / Team
Surrey Knights Swim Club: Canada
Name of coach
Reg Shaw [club], CAN; Craig McCord [national], GBR
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Canada
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Eindhoven, NED
General interest
Hobbies
Yoga. (prpeak.com, 15 Oct 2014)
Most influential person in career
His family and friends. (prpeak.com, 15 Oct 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do." [Michael Phelps] (prpeak.com, 15 Oct 2014)
Awards and honours
He and his teammates from Surrey Knights Swim Club were co-winners of the 2014 Swim BC Male Para-Swimmer of the Year Award. (prpeak.com, 15 Oct 2014)
In 2007, he won the BC Athlete Voice Leadership Award for swimming, nominated by his teammates and coaches. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008; firstcu.ca, 2011)
He recevied the Canada Day Youth Award in 2005 from Heritage Canada after being nominated by resisdents of Powell River. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008; firstcu.ca, 2011)
In 2007, he won the BC Athlete Voice Leadership Award for swimming, nominated by his teammates and coaches. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008; firstcu.ca, 2011)
He recevied the Canada Day Youth Award in 2005 from Heritage Canada after being nominated by resisdents of Powell River. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008; firstcu.ca, 2011)
Famous relatives
His brother Ben has played professional volleyball. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008)
Impairment
He was born with an intellectual impairment and autism. (prpeak.com, 05 Jul 2006)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 4 | 4 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 4 | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 200 m Freestyle S14 | Heat 3 | 2013-08-12 | 18 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-14 | 11 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 8 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-18 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-13 | 20 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 17 | |
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S14 | Heat 3 | 2015-07-19 | 14 |