Hector Pardoe
Hector Pardoe (born 29 March 2001) is a British swimmer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 29 March 2001 Wrexham, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | marathon swimming |
Career
Pardoe became the first British swimmer to win a medal at the World Junior Open Water Championships when he won bronze in 2017.
In 2020, he broke a British marathon swimming record in going under five hours for a 25,000-metre open water swim. Pardoe has won two consecutive top-10 finishes at the FINA Marathon Swim World Series event in Doha prior to winning an Olympic qualifying event in Portugal in 2021 which confirmed his presence in the Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre event.[1]
Personal life
Having trained at Ellesmere College in Shropshire, England, under the tutelage of Alan Bircher from age 11 to 18, in 2020 he moved from England to train and live in Montpellier, France.[2]
References
- Hatfield, Luke. "Shropshire swimmer Hector Pardoe off to Tokyo". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "Marathon Swimming - PARDOE Hector Thomas Cheal". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.