Tim Antalfy

Timothy Antalfy (born 1 April 1987) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming and won a bronze medal.

Tim Antalfy
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Antalfy
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Antalfy
Nationality Australia
Born (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle
ClassificationsS13, SB13, SM13
ClubHunters Hill
CoachBash Zidan
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S13
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S13
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow100 m butterfly S13

Personal

Antalfy was born on 1 April 1987,[1] and is from Georges Hall,[2] New South Wales.[3] He is legally blind[2] as a result of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease.[1] Beyond swimming, he also is involved with surfing, waterskiing and wake boarding.[1]

Swimming

Antalfy is a S13 classified swimmer[1][2][4] swimming in 100 metre butterfly, 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events.[1] He is a member of the Hunters Hill Swimming Club.[2] When at the club, he is trained by Bash Zidan.[2]

Antalfy started competing in 1995.[1] In 2005, he was a member of the MLC Marlins Swim Team where he was coached by John Bladon. As a member of the team, he was the first swimmer to compete at the National Open Short-Course Championship and make the finals. At the competition, he finished fifth in the 50m Butterfly event, with a heat time of 24.56 seconds, semifinals time of 24.49 seconds, and final time of 24.73 seconds. He set personal bests in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 57.74 seconds where he finished 35th overall, best time in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 23.81 seconds while finishing 38th overall.[5] He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 2011 Tasmanian State Championships.[1] He broke six world records in four different events during the 2012 Australian national swimming championships.[2]

Antalfy at the 2012 London Paralympics

Antalfy first represented Australia in 2011, competing in the Para Pan Pacific and Arafura Games that year.[1] He earned a gold medal at the Arafura Games in the 50m backstroke event, a silver medal in the 100m butterfly event, and three bronze medals 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.[1] He was part of the November 2011 World Cup short course meet in Beijing.[6] That month he also competed in World Cup events in Singapore and Tokyo.[7] As a twenty-five years old,[2] he was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming in the 100m and 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke S13 events.[3][4][8][9] In the lead up to the Games, he trained at the Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure Centre.[2] In an average week, he had three total gym sessions and seven sessions in the pool.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[10] Competing at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[11] At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[12] He finished eighth in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13.[13]

Personal bests
Course Event Time Meet Swim Date Reference
Long 50m Backstroke 28.2 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 20-Mar-12 [14]
Long 100m Backstroke 01:05.3 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 15-Mar-12 [14]
Long 50m Butterfly 24.53 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 17-Mar-12 [14]
Long 100m Butterfly 54.92 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 21-Mar-12 [14]
Long 50m Freestyle 24.32 2011 NSW State Open Championsh 11-Feb-11 [14]
Long 50m Freestyle 24.32 2011 NSW Grand Prix Meet 10-Dec-11 [14]
Long 100m Freestyle 52.55 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 19-Mar-12 [14]
Short 50m Butterfly 24.08 FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 6 - Beijing 8-Nov-11 [14]
Short 100m Butterfly 53.94 FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 7 - Tokyo 13-Nov-11 [14]
Short 50m Freestyle 23.31 FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 5 - Singapore 5-Nov-11 [14]
Short 100m Freestyle 51.52 FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 5 - Singapore 4-Nov-11 [14]

References
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  6. "Trickett, Evans impress in Beijing". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. "Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc". Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. "Australian Paralympic swimteam and TV coverage announced | Industry News". Splash Magazine. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  9. Howlett, Scott. "Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians". Northern District Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  10. "Timothy Antalfy". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  11. "Dreams come true at IPC World Championships". Swimming Australia News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  12. "Seven golds in seven days for Dias at Glasgow 2015". International Paralympoc Committee News, 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  13. "Tim Antafly results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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