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United States of America

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

S9, SB9, SM9

Further personal information

Residence

Blacksburg, VA, USA

Languages

English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up para-swimming at age 11.

Why this sport?

A hospital in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America, encouraged him to try a swimming programme for children with an impairment.

Club / Team

H2okie Aquatics: United States

General interest

Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs

He listens to music, and thinks about being in the mountains where it is relaxing and peaceful. (teamusa.org, 18 Jun 2013)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Positive thinking leads to positive actions and good results." (teamusa.org, 18 Jun 2013)

Awards and honours

He won the Frank Fuhrer Outstanding Performance Award for the Pittsburgh region of the United States of America in 2006. (teamusa.org, 02 Mar 2010)

Famous relatives

His younger brother Lucas has swum competitively for Virginia Tech University in the United States of America. (hokiesports.com, 22 Jul 2016)

Impairment

He lost his left hand in a farming accident in 1996. (teamusa.org, 14 Jan 2015)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 1	4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 1	3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final Round	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heat 1	4
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Final Round	7

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts	Final Round	6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Heat 2	1
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts	Final Round	7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final Round	3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 2	2
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9	Heat 1	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9	Heat 3	4
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9	Final Round	7
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 2	3
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Final Round	6
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9	Heat 2	9999
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 1	2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final Round	5

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 1	5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final Round	6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 2	5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 2	3
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final Round	6
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Heat 1	3
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Final Round	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 2	9999
Men's 5,000 m Open Water S10	Final Round	9

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 2	2012-08-30	7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 1	2012-08-31	4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9	Heat 2	2012-09-05	5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final Round	2012-09-06	7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 2	2012-09-06	3
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9	Heat 2	2012-09-07	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 1	2012-09-08	3
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final Round	2012-09-08	6
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9	Heat 1	2012-09-08	4

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9	Heat 2	2013-08-12	13
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 2	2013-08-13	7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final 1	2013-08-13	7
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9	Heat 2	2013-08-14	10
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Final 1	2013-08-15	6
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 1	2013-08-17	12
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 2	2013-08-18	7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final 1	2013-08-18	7
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final 1	2013-08-18	6

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final 1	2015-07-13	5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 1	2015-07-13	6
Men's 100 m Freestyle S9	Heat 2	2015-07-14	10
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9	Heat 2	2015-07-16	11
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 1	2015-07-17	12
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final 1	2015-07-18	6
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 2	2015-07-18	6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 1	2015-07-19	6
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final 1	2015-07-19	5

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9	Heat 2	2016-09-08	7
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 1	2016-09-11	4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Final Round	2016-09-11	6
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9	Heat 3	2016-09-13	5
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 2	2016-09-16	5