Ricky Betar Explained

Ricky Betar
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:25 September 2003
Birth Place:Osaka, Japan
Country:Australia
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Disability Class:S14, SB14, SM14
Club:USC Spartans SC
Coach:Casey Atkins

Ricky Betar (born 25 September 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and has been selected for 2024 Summer Paralympics .[1]

Personal

He was born 25 September 2003 in Osaka, Japan. His father is Australian and mother is Japanese. He attended Moorebank High School.[2]

Swimming career

He is classified as a S14 swimmer. Betar has been swimming since he was 10 years old.[3] At the 2019 Australian Championships, he took home five medals at the national champs and broke an INAS world record for the 50m freestyle. His time of 1:02.03 in the 100m backstroke resulted in him on making his maiden Australian team for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, he was a member of the Australian team that won the bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay S14. He also competed in the Men's 200m Freestyle S14, Men's 100m Backstroke S14, Men's 100m Butterfly S14 and Men's 100m Butterfly S14.[4]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Betar teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ruby Storm, and Benjamin Hance in the Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14.[5] They won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.38, just under 6 seconds behind the winners, Great Britain, who set a world record.[6] Betar also qualified for the finals in the 200 m freestyle S14 and 100 m butterfly S14 and finished seventh and eighth respectively.[7] He also competed in the 100 m backstroke S14 but failed to advance to the Final.[8] He competed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England but did not medal.

Betar has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [9]

In 2024, he is coached by Casey Atkins at USC Spartans SC.[10]

Recognition

In 2019, he was awarded the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 June 2021. Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo. 20 June 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  2. News: Ashford student Ricky Betar is set for stardom in the pool. Conway. Doug. 14 September 2016. Liverpool Leader. 16 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Ricky Betar. Swimming Australia website. 16 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Ricky Betar. 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. 16 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-07-24 . The Roar.
  6. Web site: 7 July 2022 . New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod . 7 July 2022 . Commonwealth Games Australia.
  7. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-07-09 . The Roar.
  8. Web site: Ricky Betar. 7 October 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007051207/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498308-betar-ricky.htm. dead.
  9. Web site: 14 June 2024 . Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games . 15 June 2024 . Paralympics Australia.
  10. Web site: 2024 Australian Championships - Queenslandresults . 15 June 2024 . Queensland Swimming.
  11. Web site: Kurt Fearnley scholarships to support future stars/. Commonwealth Games Australia website. 5 April 2019 . 16 September 2019.

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