Grant Patterson

Grant Patterson

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Patterson
Personal information
Full name Grant Patterson
Nickname(s) Scooter
Nationality  Australia
Born (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
Classifications S3, SB2, SM3
Club Central Cairns
Coach Herbie Howard

Grant Patterson (born 19 May 1989) is an Australian swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming but did not medal.

Personal

Nicknamed Scooter, Patterson was born on 19 May 1989 and is from Cairns, Queensland.[1][2][3] He has Diastrophic dysplasia, a joint fusion disability connected to dwarfism.[1][3] Other sports he competes in include Australian rules football, cricket and ice hockey.[1] In 2012, he was working as an office worker.[1]

He owes his nickname to the non-motorised scooter which he uses to move around, including up to the edge of the pool during competitions.[4][5]

Swimming

Patterson is an S3 classified swimmer.[1][6] He is coached by Herbie Howard.[1][3]

Patterson started competitive swimming in 2007.[3] At the 2009 Australian Open, he came in first in the 100m backstroke event.[1] He first represented Australia in 2009 at the Arafura Games where he won two gold medals and one bronze medal.[1] At 2010 Berlin International Championships, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal.[1] Competing at the 2011 Australian National Championships, he set a world record in the 100m backstroke event.[1] He was a member of the Australian team competing at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands.[7] At the 2011 Para Pan Pacific Championships, he earned seven medals.[3] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in swimming.[6][8] He did not medal at the 2012 Games.[1]

At the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada, he won a silver medal in the Men's 150 m Individual Medley S3 and two bronze medals in the Men's 50 m Freestyle S3 and Men's 100 m Freestyle S3.[9][10][10]

Competing at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a silver medal in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley S3.[11] He finished fifth in the Men's 200m Freestyle S3 and Men's 50m Breaststroke SB2, sixth in the Men's 50m Freestyle S3 and Men's 50m Backstroke S3 and seventh in the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay 20pts.[12]

Personal bests

Course Event Time Meet Swim Date Reference
Long 50m Backstroke 58.1 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 1-Apr-11 [13]
Long 100m Backstroke 01:56.4 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 1-Apr-11 [13]
Long 50m Breaststroke 01:04.9 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 16-Mar-10 [13]
Long 100m Breaststroke 02:16.2 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 16-Mar-10 [13]
Long 50m Freestyle 54.53 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 16-Mar-12 [13]
Long 100m Freestyle 01:57.7 2011 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships 1-Apr-11 [13]
Long 150m Medley 03:08.9 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships 19-Mar-12 [13]
Short 50m Backstroke 57.66 2011 Australian Short Course Championships 3-Jul-11 [13]
Short 100m Backstroke 01:59.7 2011 Australian Short Course Championships 2-Jul-11 [13]
Short 50m Breaststroke 01:04.4 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course 14-Jul-10 [13]
Short 100m Breaststroke 02:18.7 2010 Telstra Australian Short Course 14-Jul-10 [13]
Short 50m Freestyle 55.53 2011 Australian Short Course Championships 1-Jul-11 [13]
Short 100m Freestyle 01:56.1 2011 Australian Short Course Championships 1-Jul-11 [13]
Short 150m Medley 03:09.4 2011 Australian Short Course Championships 3-Jul-11 [13]

Recognition

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Grant Patterson". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Kay, Ross (2012-08-09). "Who are our Queensland Paralympians?". ABC Wide Bay Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cairns swimmer Grant Patterson celebrates medal haul". Cairns Sports News. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Patterson ready to realise big dreams", Cairns Post, 3 March 2010
  5. ↑ "Swimming - men's 50m freestyle S3 - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal" (video), ParalympicSport TV
  6. 1 2 "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association". Ascta.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  8. ↑ "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Dreams come true at IPC World Championships". Swimming Australia News. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Twenty-seven medals for the Australian swim team in Montreal". Swimming Australia News. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Aussies add two silver and two bronze on Day 3 in Glasgow". Swimming Australia News, 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Grant Patterson results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Grant Patterson personal bests". Swimming Western Australia. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  14. ↑ McDonald, Margie (23 December 2014). "Cate Campbell seals glorious season with Swimmer of the Year". The Australian. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

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