Jeremy McGrath (rower)

Jeremy McGrath (born 21 April 1994)[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]

Jeremy McGrath
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994
Sport
SportRowing
ClubBalmain Rowing Club
Medal record
Silver medal – second place2014 AmsterdamMixed Double Sculls - LTAMix2x

Personal

McGrath was born on 21 April 1994. He was born without a fibula and with a slightly shortened tibia in his right leg.[3] In 2009, at aged 15, he underwent elective surgery to have his leg removed below the knee due to difficulties in using prosthesis.[3][4] His mother decided to let him make the decision to amputate his leg.[4] Before the amputation he played soccer.[3][4] In 2016, he is studying occupational therapy at the University of Sydney.[5]

Career

During the 2012 London Olympics, he decided to pursue rowing. In December 2012, he joined the Macquarie University Rowing Club and in 2013 attended an Australian Paralympic Committee Paralympic Talent Search session.[3] In May 2013, he started to row with Barbara Ramjan at Balmain Rowing Club, which had a strong adaptive rowing program.[3] His first competition was in June 2013 at JB Sharp winter series of regattas.[3] At the 2014 Australian Championships, he won gold in the LTA M1 x, LTA 2 x and LTA 4 +.[3] He made his World Rowing Championships debut with Kathleen Murdoch, a vision impaired rower at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam , Netherlands.[6] They won the silver medal in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull (LTAMix2x).[6] They were coached by Lindsay Callaghan. He combined with Brock Ingram, Davinia Lefroy, Kathleen Murdoch and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016.[7] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, McGrath was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.[8]

He is currently a member of the Balmain Rowing Club.

Recognition
  • Rowing NSW Novice of the Year, 2014[3]

Notes
  1. "Jeremy McGrath". World Rowing website. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. "Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. "Jeremy McGrath" (PDF). Balmain to Boston - Head of the Charles Regatta 18–19 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. Metcalfe, Caryn (29 May 2014). "Balmain Rowing Club's Jeremy McGrath to represent Australia in the legs, trunk and arms mixed double scull at the World Rowing Championships". North Shore Times. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. "Jeremy McGrath". Rowing Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. "Double gold and silver for Aussie Para-rowers". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. "Australia's LTA Mixed Coxed Four qualify boat for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Rowing Australia website. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ - Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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