| Joe Richard Litchfield [1] | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Strokes: | Freestyle, medley |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
Joe Richard Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer.[2] [3] He has won gold medals as part of a team at the European Championship, and a team bronze at the World Championship. His older brother Max Litchfield is also a swimmer and he is the son of former professional footballer, Peter Litchfield.[4]
He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[5] He won two gold medals as part of the team, swimming in the heats but not in finals, in mixed freestyle and mixed medley. He was also part of the team that won a silver in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held in Tokyo in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the swimmer made his Olympic debut. Litchfield was a part of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on a placing in the final. Individually, he also competed in the 200m Individual Medley.[7] [8]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Litchfield won a bronze as in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[9]
After winning the 100 metres butterfly at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Litchfield sealed his place at the 2024 Summer Olympics for the relay event.[10]