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Brock Whiston

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Brock Whiston
Personal information
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 27)
Romford, England, Great Britain
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityHemiplegia
Disability classS8, SB8, SM8
ClubBarking and Dagenham Aquatics Club
Coached byStewart Nicklin
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m ind. medley SM8
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB8
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 London Women's 100m breaststroke SB8
Gold medal – first place 2019 London Women's 200m individual medley SM8
Gold medal – first place 2019 London Women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2019 London Women's 4x100m medley relay 34pts

Brock Whiston (born 19 November 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1][2]

Whiston is a four-time world record holder including beating a seven year old 200 metre individual medley world record by almost five seconds which had been previously held by Jessica Long.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Brock Whiston - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Brock Whiston - British Swimming". British Swimming. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Whiston in dreamland after stunning legend Long - and beating her world record". Harrow Times. 14 September 2019.
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