Sean Russo Explained

Sean Russo
Fullname:Sean Russo
Classification:S13, SB13, SM13
Strokes:Freestyle, backstroke
Birth Date:5 April 1991
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales

Sean Russo (born 5 April 1991) is an Australian swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Russo was born on 5 April 1991 and has retinitis pigmentosa. As a child, he also had asthma. He resides in Revesby, New South Wales.[2] In 2017, he is currently completing a Certificate III and Certificate IV of Dental Assisting.

Swimming

Russo is an S13 classified swimmer.[3] He started competing in swimming in 1995 as a result of asthma. He made his national team debut in 2010 at the IPC Swimming World Championships, competing in the 100m backstroke where he earned a bronze medal. At the event, he also set Australian records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly events.

He was a member of the Australian team competing at the Dutch hosted 2011 IPC World Swimming Championships.[4] Finishing with a personal best time of 1:02.52 in the men's 100m backstroke, he earned a silver medal.[5] At the 2012 Australian national championships, he finished first in the men's 50m backstroke multi-disability event. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[6] [7] in seven events: the Men's 100 m Backstroke S13, 100 m Breaststroke SB13, 100 m Butterfly S13, 100 m Freestyle S13, 200 m Individual Medley SM13, 400 m Freestyle S13 and 50 m Freestyle S13.[8] He set an Oceania Record in the 100 m Backstroke S13.[9]

At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in Men's 100 m Backstroke S13.[10] He finished fifth in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13, seventh in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13 and ninth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S13.[11]

In 2015, he is a New South Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[12]

Russo competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and competed in six events. He placed seventh in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13, fifth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S13 and sixth in Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13. He also competed in Men's 50m Freestyle S13, Men's 100m Freestyle S13 and Men's 100m Butterfly S13 but didn't progress to the finals.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement. Swimming Australia News. 13 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113144330/http://www.swimming.org.au/NewsCentral/Swimming-Australia-Paralympic-Squad-Announcement.aspx. 13 November 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Revesby's Russo swimming for gold at 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Buckley. Danielle. The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Web site: Sean Russo . Australian Paralympic Committee . Australia . 2012 . 13 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association . Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association . 2012-08-14 . dead . https://archive.today/20130102014320/http://www.ascta.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&NewsID=14509&orgid=3429&dts=58201041735 . 2 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Cowdrey, Leek finish with world records . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . 2010-08-21 . 2012-08-14.
  6. Web site: Paralympic swim team revealed . Australian Paralympic Committee . 2012-07-10 . 2012-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711022235/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/paralympic-swim-team-revealed . 11 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  7. News: Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . ABC News . 10 July 2012 . Abc.net.au . 2012-07-13.
  8. Web site: Sean Russo . Paralympic.org . . 6 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Oceanian Records. International Paralympic Committee. 6 October 2012.
  10. Web site: Aussies add two silver and two bronze on Day 3 in Glasgow. Swimming Australia News, 16 July 2015. 16 July 2015.
  11. Web site: Sean Russo results. Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. 21 July 2015.
  12. Web site: 2015 swimming scholarships. New South Wales Institute of Sport. 16 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304145648/http://www.nswis.com.au/assets/documents/Scholarship%20Holders%20-%20Swimming%20July%202015.pdf. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Sean Russo. Rio Paralympics Official Results. Rio 2016 Paralympics. 23 October 2016. 23 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023205439/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/sean-russo. dead.