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| ANTHONY STEPHENS |
disability swimmer | 
| Club: |
Swansea Performance |
| Coach: |
Billy Pye |
| Classification: |
S6, SB4, SM5 |
| DOB: |
9th July 1986 |
| Height: |
1.75m |
| Weight: |
50kg |
| Born: |
Reading |
| Lives: |
Swansea |
| Occupation: |
Swimmer |
| Nickname: |
Gangster |
| INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC EVENTS: |
Paralympic Games 2008
BRONZE 200m Freestyle 2:44.67 (S5)
4th 100m Freestyle 1:16.07 (S5)
6th 50m Freestyle 34.97 (S5)
British Championships, 2008
SILVER 200m Freestyle 2:43.67
4th 100m Freestyle 1:16.66
7th 50m Freestyle 35.20
IPC World Championships, 2006
GOLD 200m Freestyle 2.46.19
BRONZE 50m Freestyle 35.24
4th 50m Backstroke 43.16
7th 50m Butterfly 44.84
Paralympic World Cup, 2006
BRONZE 50m Freestyle 35.57 (S5)
5th 100m Freestyle 1.17.45
Paralympic Games, Athens 2004
SILVER 200m Freestyle 2.45.84 ER/BR
BRONZE 100m Freestyle 1.17.62 BR
BRONZE 50m Freestyle 35.65 BR
BRONZE 4x50m (20 points) 2.37.20 BR
5th 200m IM 3.26.64 BR
7th 50m Backstroke 43.45
Danish Open, Esjberg 2004
GOLD 150m IM (SM4)
World Championships, Argentina 2002
BRONZE 200m Freestyle (S5)
| 50m Freestyle |
S5 |
Sheffield |
04/04/08 |
34.74secs |
BR |
| 100m Freestyle |
S5 |
Beijing |
07/09/08 |
1:16.07secs |
BR |
| 200m Freestyle |
S5 |
Sheffield |
31/03/08 |
2:43.67secs |
BR |
| 50m Backstroke |
S5 |
Esbjerg |
06/03/04 |
42.00 secs |
BR |
| 100m Backstroke |
S5 |
Sheffield |
08/06/03 |
1:35.73secs |
BR, ER & WR |
| 200m IM |
SM5 |
Athens |
09/04 |
3:26.64secs |
BR |
| 4x50m Freestyle Relay |
20pts |
Athens |
09/04 |
2:37.20secs |
BR |
| 4x50m Medley Relay |
20pts |
Durban |
04/12/06 |
2:51.59secs |
BR |
Favourite event: 50m and 200m Free.
Finest ever performance/Why: Winning an event in the 2006 World Championships.
First senior international meet: European Championships in Stockholm, 2001.
Role models: Valentino Rossi.
My aspirations are: To win 200m Free and 50m Free in Beijing.
Tip for the top: Stick at it, respect yourself and go for it.
Life after swimming: Live in Australia and own a garage restoring cars.
Music: Foo Fighters, any rock music.
If I wasn’t a swimmer/diver I would be a: Motorbike driver.
Describe yourself in three words: Confident, determined and approachable.
Would most like to meet: Valentino Rossi.
Most prized possession: My Paralympic and World Championship medals.
Biggest influence on career: Myself.
Sporting relations: None.
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