Alexander Tuckfield Explained

Alexander Tuckfield
Classification:S10, SB9, SM10
Club:Southern sydney swim team
Coach:Gavin Stewart

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Tuckfield Swimming Australia . 2022-07-16 . swimming.org.au.
  2. Web site: 16 June 2021 . Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616114345/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/06/paralympics-australia-names-powerful-para-swimming-team-for-tokyo/ . 16 June 2021 . 20 June 2021 . Paralympics Australia.
  3. Web site: Alexander Tuckfield. dead. 20 July 2021. Inostrada IPC. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720044159/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=2094460&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1 . 20 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: 2020 Swimming Australia Virtual Championships. live. 20 July 2021. Swim Swam. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110101/https://swimswam.com/para-swimming-world-records-fall-at-aussie-virtual-cships/ . 30 November 2020 .
  5. Web site: 17 June 2021. Eight Para swimmers claim Tokyo tickets at trials/. live. 20 July 2021. NSWIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617025012/https://www.nswis.com.au/nswis-news/eight-para-swimmers-claim-tokyo-tickets-at-trials/ . 17 June 2021 .
  6. Web site: Alexander Tuckfield. dead. 25 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825103334/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498357-tuckfield-alexander.htm . 25 August 2021 .

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