Sean Russo
 Russo at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, where he won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sean Russo | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia | ||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Classifications | S13, SB13, SM13 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sean Russo (born 5 April 1991) is an Australian swimmer. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Personal
Russo was born on 5 April 1991 and has retinitis pigmentosa.[1] As a child, he also had asthma.[1] He resides in Revesby, New South Wales.[2]
Swimming
Russo is an S13 classified swimmer.[1][3][4] He started competing in swimming in 1995.[1] 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.[1] He was a member of the Australian team competing at the Dutch hosted 2011 IPC World Swimming Championships.[5] Finishing with a personal best time of 1:02.52 in the men's 100m backstroke, he earned a silver medal.[3] At the 2012 Australian national championships, he finished first in the men's 50m backstroke multi-disability event.[2] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[4][6] 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.[7] He set an Oceania Record in the 100 m Backstroke S13.[8]
Personal bests
| Course | Event | Time | Meet | Swim Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 50m Backstroke | 28.95 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan Championships | 4-Mar-12 | [9] |
| Long | 100m Backstroke | 01:01.9 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 15-Mar-12 | [9] |
| Long | 200m Backstroke | 02:24.5 | 2010 SWIMMING NSW QUALIFYING M | 6-Mar-10 | [9] |
| Long | 50m Breaststroke | 36.72 | 2011 NSW Metropolitan Champion | 11-Dec-10 | [9] |
| Long | 100m Breaststroke | 01:18.2 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 12-Feb-12 | [9] |
| Long | 50m Butterfly | 28.67 | 2009 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships | 17-Mar-09 | [9] |
| Long | 100m Butterfly | 01:02.0 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 11-Feb-12 | [9] |
| Long | 50m Freestyle | 25.42 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 16-Mar-12 | [9] |
| Long | 100m Freestyle | 56.55 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 12-Feb-12 | [9] |
| Long | 400m Freestyle | 04:25.5 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 17-Mar-12 | [9] |
| Long | 200m Medley | 02:20.1 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 10-Feb-12 | [9] |
| Short | 50m Backstroke | 27.89 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 3-Jul-11 | [9] |
| Short | 100m Backstroke | 01:00.4 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 2-Jul-11 | [9] |
| Short | 50m Breaststroke | 35.39 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 14-Jul-12 | [9] |
| Short | 50m Butterfly | 28.6 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 15-Jul-12 | [9] |
| Short | 100m Butterfly | 01:02.2 | 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course | 14-Jul-10 | [9] |
| Short | 50m Freestyle | 25.68 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 14-Jul-12 | [9] |
| Short | 100m Freestyle | 55.77 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 1-Jul-11 | [9] |
| Short | 400m Freestyle | 04:31.0 | 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course | 14-Jul-10 | [9] |
| Short | 200m Medley | 02:17.0 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 1-Jul-11 | [9] |
References
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Wikinews has related news: 2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Sean Russo". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marieke Sets Up Roman Showdown With Alshammar". Hanson Media Group. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cowdrey, Leek finish with world records". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ "Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association". Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ Sean Russo's profile on paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Oceanian Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 "Sean Russo personal bests". Western Australia Swimming. Retrieved 2012-08-14.