Alexander Tuckfield

Alexander Tuckfield (born 5 November 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He began swimming at the age on ten. He has cerebral palsy.[1] At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a bronze medal[2]

Alexander Tuckfield
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born5 November 2004 (2004-11-05) (age 18)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS10, SB9, SM10
ClubSLC Aquadot Sydney
CoachGavin Stewart
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S9

Swimming

Tuckfield who was born on 5 November 2004 and has cerebral palsy. He began swimming at the age of ten.[3]

At the 2020 Swimming Australia Virtual Championships, he broke the Men's 200m Freestyle S9 world record.[4]

Tuckfield finished second in the Men's 400 m S9 at 2021 Australian Swimming Trials and qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Tuckfield qualified first in his heat and then won the bronze medal in the Men's 400 m freestyle S9. His time of 4:13.54 was three-and-a-half seconds slower than the gold medal winner William Martin of Australia. He also swam in the 50 m freestyle S9 but failed to qualify for the final.[6]

References
  1. "Alexander Tuckfield | Swimming Australia". swimming.org.au. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "Alexander Tuckfield". Inostrada IPC. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. "2020 Swimming Australia Virtual Championships". Swim Swam. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "Eight Para swimmers claim Tokyo tickets at trials/". NSWIS. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. "Alexander Tuckfield". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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