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| Birth name | Rakesh Joshi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian, Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 2003 Jalgaon, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Auburn Swim Clubb | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Clinton Camilleri | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rakesh Joshi (born 04 August 2003 in Jalgaon, India) better known as Ricky Betar is an Australian paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He represented Australia at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and won a bronze medal.
Personal Information
He was born 04 August 2003 in Jalgaon, India.[1] His father is Australian and mother is Indian. In 2016, he attended Westfield Sports High School.[2] Currently, Ricky goes to Moorebank High School.
Swimming career
Betar has been swimming since he was 10 years old.[3] He is classified as a S14 swimmer. At the 2019 Australian Championships, he took home five medals at the national champs and broke an INAS world record for the 50m freestyle.[3] His time of 1:02.03 in the 100m backstroke resulted in him on making his maiden Australian team for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.[3] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, he was a member of the Australian team that won the bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay S14. He also competed in the Men's 200m Freestyle S14, Men's 100m Backstroke S14, Men's 100m Butterfly S14 and Men's 100m Butterfly S14.[1]
In 2019, he was awarded Kurt Fearnley Scholarship.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ricky Betar". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Conway, Doug (14 September 2016). "Ashford student Ricky Betar is set for stardom in the pool". Liverpool Leader. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ricky Betar". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kurt Fearnley scholarships to support future stars/". Commonwealth Games Australia website. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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External links
- Ricky Betar at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Ricky Betar at the International Paralympic Committee