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Joshua Alford
Joshua Alford at a team processing session for shadow members of 2016 Australian Paralympic team
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, Freestyle
ClassificationsS14 (classification)
ClubTuggernong Vikings Swim Club
CoachYuriy Vdovychenko

Joshua Alford (born 25 May 1995) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, placing 6th in the S14 (classification) 200m Freestyle final.[1] Josh was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after a strong performance at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships. [2]

Personal

Josh was born in Canberra to parents Lorraine and Bob.[3][4] He grew up in Cooma, where he began swimming as a three year old for the Cooma Swimming Club.[5] As a teenager he attended Monaro High School in Cooma.[6] At present he lives in Bruce, Canberra, where he trains at the Swimming Australia National Training Centre with coach Yuriy Vdovychenko.[7] He is still a loyal a loyal member of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club, being previously coached by David Murphy. [8] After swimming, Josh would like to join the police force to train police dogs.[9]

Swimming

In 2013 Josh won eight gold medals whilst competing for the NSW All Schools team at the Australian School Sports Championships, with five of those wins resulting in Australian Age multi-class records. [10]

Josh started swimming professionally in 2014, competing at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships where he set personal best times in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle races, as well as in the 50m Backstroke- he subsequently made the finals in all five events.[11] Josh was selected to compete for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he made a strong first international showing, placing 6th in the the S14 (classification) 200m Freestyle final. [12]

He was selected to compete at the 2015 INAS Global Games -a competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities- in Ecuador, where he won Gold in the 100m Freestyle and Silver in the 50m Freestyle.[13] At the 2015 Australian Swimming Championships he won gold in the 50m Freestyle Multi-Class final with a time of 25.25. He won silver in the 100m and 400m Freestyle, and received bronze in the 200m Freestyle. [14]

Josh performed well at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, placing 3rd in the Men's 50m Freestyle Multi-Class; 2nd in the 100m Freestyle; and 3rd in the 200m Freestyle. Due to his strong performance at the meet, Josh was selected as part of Australia's 30-man squad for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[15]

He will represent Australia again at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane. [16]

Recognition

  • Won the Most Outsanding Athlete with a Disability for a South Coast secondary student award in 2013 whilst at Monaro High School.[17]
  • Was named Cooma- Monaro’s young sportsperson of the year in 2013. [18]
  • In 2014 received the NSW Combined High Schools State Blue Award for swimming AWD (athletes with disabilities).[19]
  • Identified as one of 30 athletes from the Capital to receive 2016's ACT Olympic and Paralympic Training Assistance for prospective members of the 2016 Olympic or Paralympic teams. [20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joshua Alford". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Australian Open Championships". Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Athletes achievements honoured". Monaro Post. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Joshua Alford". Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ Thompson, Nathan (21 July 2014). "Josh goes for Gold". Cooma Express. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ Driscoll, Mike (12 December 2013). "Trophy time for quality athletes". Illawara Mercury. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Joshua Alford". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ^ "2016 Australian Open Championships". Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Joshua Alford". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Alford breaks Australian age records". Cooma Express. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Joshua Alford". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Joshua Alford". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Alford claims a swathe of medals". Cooma Express. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  14. ^ "New Australian champion". Cooma Express. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  15. ^ "2016 Australian Open Championships". Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Australian Global Games Team Announced". Swimming Queensland. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  17. ^ "WHSPA- High Notes" (PDF) (1). February 2014: 8. Retrieved 10 May 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ^ "Australia Day: Horseman honoured". Cooma Express. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Alford caps off stellar year". Cooma Express. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Sport and Recreation Services Support Program". Sports and Recreation Services. ACT Government. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

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