Australian Paralympic Swim Team
The Australian Paralympic Swim Team has competed at every Summer Paralympics, which started with the 1960 Summer Paralympic Games.[1]
Matthew Cowdrey at the 2012 London Games replaced Priya Cooper as Australia's most successful Paralympic swimmer, with a tally of 13 gold medals over three Paralympic Games (2004, 2008 and 2012). Cowdrey replaced Kingsley Bugarin for the record for holding the most number of medals in any sport, with 23 medals from 3 Paralympic Games (2004–2012). Jacqueline Freney won 8 gold medals at the 2012 London Games replacing Siobhan Paton as Australia's most successful Paralympic competitor at a single games.
Leading Australian swimmers, 1960–2012
| Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cowdrey | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Priya Cooper | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Jacqueline Freney | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Tracey Freeman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Siobhan Paton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kingsley Bugarin | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
Australian Medal Tally 1960–2012
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 1968 Tel-Aviv | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1976 Toronto | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1980 Arnhem | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 1984 Stoke Mandeville | 20 | 30 | 24 | 74 | 9 |
| 1988 Seoul | 5 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 14 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 3 |
| 2000 Sydney | 14 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 5 |
| 2004 Athens | 6 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 5 |
| 2008 Beijing | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 7 |
| 2012 London | 18 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 2 |
| Total | 119 | 140 | 132 | 381 |
1960 Summer Paralympics
Daphne Ceeney was Australia's first Paralympic Swim Team member.[2] At the 1960 Summer Paralympics, Ceeney won gold in the Women's 50m Breaststroke and gold in the Women's 50m Crawl in the "complete class 5". At the same games, she also competed in the Archery and Athletics.
Swimmers
- Women: Daphne Ceeney
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished ninth on the medal table with a total of 2 medals.[3]
- Gold Medals: 2[4]
1964 Summer Paralympics
Medallists
- Women: Elizabeth Edmondson, Daphne Ceeney
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim Team finished second on the medal table with a total of 13 medals at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.[6]
- Gold Medals: 9
- Silver Medals: 2
- Bronze Medals: 2
1968 Summer Paralympics
Team Members
Medallists:
- Men: Frank Ponta, Jeff Simmonds, Don Watts
- Women: Lorraine Dodd, Elizabeth Edmondson, Daphne Ceeney, Sally Lamb
Medal Tally
The Australian Swim Team won a total of 11 Medals at the 1968 Summer Paralympics finishing 6th in the Medal Standings.[7]
- Gold Medals: 5
- Silver Medals: 5
- Bronze Medals: 1
1972 Summer Paralympics
Team Members
Medallists:[8]
- Men: Russell Morrison, Eric Boulter,
- Women: Pam Foley, Pauline English, Libby Richards.
Medal Tally
The Australian Swim Team finished 10th place in the Medal standings at the 1972 Summer Paralympics with 9 medals:[9]
- Gold Medals: 1
- Silver Medals: 3
- Bronze Medals: 5
1976 Summer Paralympics
Team Members
Medallists:[10]
- Men: Vic Faulkner, John Hind, Roy Kubig,
- Women: Lyn Michael, Gail Nicholson, Pauline English.
Medal Tally
The Australian Swim Team finished in 12th place on the medal tally at the 1976 Summer Paralympics with 10 Medals:[11]
- Gold Medals: 3
- Silver Medals: 5
- Bronze Medals: 2
1980 Summer Paralympics
Team Members
Medallists:
- Men: Peter Hill, Charlie Tapscott, Gary Gudgeon,
- Women: Carolyn Connors
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished in 15th place on the medal tally at the 1980 Summer Paralympics with a total of 11 Medals:[12]
- Gold Medals: 1
- Silver Medals: 8
- Bronze Medals: 2
1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 Summer Paralympics were Australia's most successful medal haul with a final tally of 74 medals.[13]
Team members
Medallists:
- Men: Robert Staddon, Robert Walden, Kingsley Bugarin, Gary Gudgeon, Greg Hammond, Malcom Chalmers, David Griffin, Craig Blackburn, Phillip Tracey, Wayne Ryding,
- Women: U.King, Kerri-Anne Connor, Helena Brunner, Meredith Evans, Rosemary Eames, Tracey Lewis, Therese Donovan, Carol Young, Mary-Anne Wallace, Anne Currie, Kerrie Engel.
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished in 9th position in the medal standings at the 1984 Summer Paralympics with a total of 74 medals:[14]
- Gold Medals: 20
- Silver Medals: 30
- Bronze Medals: 24
1988 Summer Paralympics
Team Members
Medallists:[15]
- Men: Phillip Tracey, David Griffin, Ralph Smith, Greg Hammond, Wayne Ryding, Kingsley Bugarin,
- Women: Lyn Lillecrapp, Sandra Yaxley, Deborah Holland, Judith Young, Susan Knox, Catherine Huggett, Mandy Maywood
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished in 14th position in the medal standings at the 1988 Summer Paralympics with a total of 31 medals:[16]
- Gold Medals: 5
- Silver Medals: 12
- Bronze Medals: 14
1992 Barcelona Paralympics
Team members
Medallists:[17]
- Men:: Kingsley Bugarin, Brendan Burkett, Kieran Modra, Jason Diederich, Stephen Simmonds
- Women: Tracy Barrell, Danae Sweetapple, Anne Currie, Tracey Oliver, Priya Cooper, Judith Young, Tracey Cross, Mandy Maywood, Kelly Barnes, Sandra Yaxley
Medal tally
The Australian Swim team finished in sixth position in the medal standings at the 1992 Summer Paralympics with a total of 35 medals.[18]
- Gold: 10
- Silver: 12
- Bronze: 13
1996 Atlanta Paralympics
Team members
Medallists:[19]
- Men: Grant Fitzpatrick, Scott Brockenshire, Brendan Burkett, Kingsley Bugarin, Jeff Hardy,
- Women: Elizabeth Wright, Tracey Cross, Judith Young, Karni Liddell, Tracey Oliver, Priya Cooper, Janelle Falzon, Melissa Carlton, Gemma Dashwood, Carla Sullivan, Petrea Barker.
Staff:
- Head Coach: Matt Brown
Medal Tally
The Australian Swim team finished in 3rd place in the Medal Standings at the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a total of 44 medals:[20]
- Gold Medals: 16
- Silver Medals: 16
- Bronze Medals: 12
2000 Sydney Paralympics
A total of 51 swimmers were selected to compete in the Australian Swim Team at the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games.[13]
Team members
- Team Captains: Priya Cooper, Brendan Burkett
Medallists:[21]
- Men: Mark Altmann, Alex Harris, Paul Barnett, Kingsley Bugarin, Ben Austin, Scott Brockenshire, Cameron de Burgh, Stewart Pike, Jeff Hardy,
- Women: Siobhan Paton, Alicia Aberley, Amanda Fraser, Tracey Cross, Casey Redford, Judith Green, Lucy Williams, Tamara Nowitzki, Stacey Williams, Brooke Stockham, Kate Bailey, Priya Cooper, Melissa Carlton, Tracey Cross, Gemma Dashwood, Elizabeth Wright, Dianne Ley
Medal Tally
The Australian Swim team finished 5th overall in the medal standings at the 2000 Summer Paralympics with 50 medals.[22]
- Gold Medals: 14
- Silver Medals: 15
- Bronze Medals: 21
2004 Athens Paralympics
A total of 29 swimmers were selected in the Australian Swim team to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[13]
Matthew Cowdrey, in his first Paralympic Swim Team appearance, was Australia's best performing swimmer winning 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Team members
Swimmers::[23]
- Men: Ben Austin, Daniel Bell, Sam Bramham, Matthew Cowdrey, Dale Grant, Alex Hadley, Alex Harris, Matthew Levy, Jeremy Mcclure, Ricardo Moffatti, Rick Pendleton, Kobie Scott, Alatiar Smales, Rod Welsh,
- Women: Kate Bailey, Sarah Bowen, Lichelle Clarke, Amanda Drennan, Marayke Jonkers, Katerina Lewis, Hannah MacDougall, Katrina Porter, Sarah Rose, Dianne Saunders, Jessica Smith, Brooke Stockham, Prue Watt, Stacey Williams, Chantel Wolfenden
Staff:
- Head Coach: Brendan Keogh[23]
- Assistant Coaches: John Beckworth, Peter Bishop, Graeme Carroll, Gwen Godfrey, Paul Simms[23]
- Manager: Adam Luscombe[23]
- Sports Scientist: Brendan Burkett[23]
- Support Staff: Ingrid McKay (Massage Therapist), Claire Nichols (Physiotherapist), Zoe Young (Assistant Team Manager)
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished 10th overall with a total of 35 Medals.[24]
- Gold Medals: 6
- Silver Medals: 14
- Bronze Medals: 15
2008 Beijing Paralympics
A total of 35 swimmers were selected to compete in the Australian Swim team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[13] This was the largest away team since the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Matthew Cowdrey (with 5 gold and 3 silver medals) and Peter Leek (with 3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) were the most successful of the Australian swimmers.[25]
Many of the swimmers were new to the Paralympic team: 8 of the 17 male athletes and 11 of the 18 female athletes were competing in their first Paralympic Team.[13]
Team Members
Swimmers:[13]
- Team Captain: Matthew Cowdrey[26]
- Men: Michael Anderson, Ben Austin, Daniel Bell,Sam Branham, Blake Cochrane, Matt Cowdrey, Jay Dohnt, Alex Hadley, Brendan Hall, Peter Leek, Matt Levy, Jeremy McClure, Ricardo Moffattie, Stephen Osbourne, Andrew Paterfield, Rick Pendleton, Jeremy Tidy,
- Women: Sarah Bowen, Ellie Cole, Amanda Drennan, Jacquiline Freney, Samantha Gandolfo, Marayke Jonkers, Katrina Lewis, Sian Lucas, Hannah MacDougall, Tarryn McGaw, Rhiannon Oliver, Esther Overton, Katrina Porter, Shelley Rogers, Sarah Rose, Teigan Van Roosmalen, Prue Watt, Annabelle Williams
Staff:[13]
- Head Coach: Brendan Keogh
- Assistant Coaches: Graeme Carroll, Amanda Isaac, Jackie Black, Joanne Love, Rob Moon, Jon O'Neill-Shaw, Mel Tantrum,
- Section Manager: Melanie Jenkins
- Support Staff: Brendan Burkett (Sport Scientist), Sacha Fulton (Sport Scientist), Claire Nichols (Physiotherapist), Vaughan Nicholson (Physiotherapist), Penny Will (Massage Therapist), Sandra Eccles (Nurse)
Medal Tally
The Australian Paralympic Swim team finished 7th on the Medal Tally with a total of 29 medals.[27]
- Gold Medals: 9
- Silver Medals: 11
- Bronze Medals: 9
2012 London Paralympics
Team Members
Swimmers::
- Men: – Michael Anderson, Tim Antalfy, Michael Auprince, Blake Cochrane, Taylor Corry, Matthew Cowdrey, Jay Dohnt, Richard Eliason, Daniel Fox, Matthew Haanappel, Brenden Hall, Ahmed Kelly, Mitchell Kilduff, Matthew Levy, Jeremy McClure, Andrew Pasterfield, Grant Patterson, Rick Pendleton, Aaron Rhind, Sean Russo, Reagan Wickens
- Women: – Kayla Clarke, Ellie Cole, Katherine Downie, Maddison Elliott, Amanda Fowler, Jacqueline Freney, Tanya Huebner, Kara Leo, Esther Overton, Katrina Porter, Sarah Rose, Teigan Van Roosmalen, Prue Watt, Annabelle Williams
Staff
Coaches
- Assistant Coach – Jonathan O'Neil-Shaw
- Coaches – Robert Hindmarsh, Tom Davies, Angelo Baselo, Michael Freney, Chris Phillips, Bash Zidan
Support Staff
- Sports Science – Brendan Burkett, Sacha Fulton
- Physiotherapy – Jo Anne Evershed, David Spurrier, Penny Will
- Sports Psychology – Jason Patchell
- Carer – Tara Andrews
Medal Tally
Australia finished second on the gold medal table and won a total of 37 medals.
- Gold: 18
- Silver: 7
- Bronze: 12
Leading swimmers were – Jacqueline Freney won 8 gold medals, Matthew Cowdrey won 5 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal and Ellie Cole won 4 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.
References
- ↑ "Swimming – Sports Summary". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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- ↑ "Medal Standings Rome 1960 Paralympic games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists – Rome 1960 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ Reuben, Peter (22 February 1976). "Bowls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games – swimming". International Paralympic committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Heidelberg 1972 Paralympics – Swimming". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists – Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings 1980 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 "APC Media Guide – Beijing 2008" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings 1984 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists – Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medallists Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 "2004 Australian Paralympic Committee Media Guide" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (swimming)". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2007/08" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Matt Cowdrey" (PDF). Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "APC reveals latest London plans". Australian Paralympic Committee. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.