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词条 Joshua Alford
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  1. Personal

  2. Swimming

  3. Recognition

  4. References

  5. External links

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| birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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}}Joshua Alford (born 25 May 1995) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, placing sixth in the S14 200m Freestyle final.[1] Alford represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after a strong performance at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships.[2]

Personal

Alford was born in Canberra to Lorraine and Bob Alford[3][4] but raised in Cooma, where he began swimming as a three year old for the Cooma Swimming Club.[5]

Alford attended Monaro High School in Cooma.[6] At present he lives in Bruce, Canberra, where he trains at the Swimming Australia National Training Centre with coach Yuriy Vdovychenko.[1] He is still a loyal a loyal member of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club, being previously coached by David Murphy.[7] After swimming, he would like to join the police force to train police dogs.[1]

Swimming

Alford competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with an intellectual disability.

In 2013 Alford won eight gold medals whilst competing for the NSW All Schools team at the Australian School Sports Championships, with five of those wins resulting in Australian Age multi-class records.[8]

Alford started swimming professionally in 2014, competing at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships where he set personal best times in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle races, as well as in the 50m Backstroke- he subsequently made the finals in all five events.[1] Alford was selected to compete for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he made a strong first international showing, placing 6th in the S14 200m Freestyle final.[1]

He was selected to compete at the 2015 INAS Global Games -a competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities- in Ecuador, where he won Gold in the 100m Freestyle and Silver in the 50m Freestyle.[9] At the 2015 Australian Swimming Championships he won gold in the 50m Freestyle Multi-Class final with a time of 25.25. He won silver in the 100m and 400m Freestyle, and received bronze in the 200m Freestyle.[10]

Alford performed well at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, placing 3rd in the Men's 50m Freestyle Multi-Class; 2nd in the 100m Freestyle; and 3rd in the 200m Freestyle. Due to his strong performance at the meet, he was selected as part of Australia's 30-man squad for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[11]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, he competed in three events. He finished eighth in the final of Men's 100m Backstroke, however didn't progress to the finals in Men's 200m Freestyle S14 and Men's 200m Individual Medley SM14.[12]

He aims to represent Australia at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane.[13]

Recognition

  • Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability for a South Coast secondary student award in 2013 whilst at Monaro High School.[14]
  • Cooma- Monaro’s young sportsperson of the year in 2013.[15]
  • NSW Combined High Schools State Blue Award for swimming AWD (athletes with disabilities).[16]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Joshua Alford|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joshua-alford/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee|accessdate=9 May 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=2016 Australian Open Championships|url=http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|website=Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club|accessdate=9 May 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100949/http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|archivedate=4 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Athletes achievements honoured|url=https://issuu.com/monaropost/docs/290715_5b6e7a8e9ad8b0|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Monaro Post|date=29 July 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Joshua Alford|url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/results/person/4452.htm|website=Commonwealth Games|accessdate=10 May 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301030032/http://commonwealthgames.org.au/results/person/4452.htm|archivedate=1 March 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Nathan|title=Josh goes for Gold|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/2431496/josh-goes-for-gold|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=21 July 2014}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Driscoll|first1=Mike|title=Trophy time for quality athletes|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=B7D60FDEF2A7D87226A3B3385DF5AF5D?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1151&clsPage=1&docID=ILL131212C678V3V87T1|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Illawara Mercury|date=12 December 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=2016 Australian Open Championships|url=http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|website=Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club|accessdate=9 May 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100949/http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|archivedate=4 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}
8. ^{{cite news|title=Alford breaks Australian age records|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/1810546/alford-breaks-australian-age-records/|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=1 October 2013}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Alford claims a swathe of medals|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/3407919/alford-claims-a-swathe-of-medals/|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=8 October 2015}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=New Australian champion|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/3029752/new-australian-champion-photos/|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=23 April 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=2016 Australian Open Championships|url=http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|website=Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club|accessdate=9 May 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100949/http://www.vikingsswim.org/news/2016-australian-open-championships/|archivedate=4 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Joshua Alford Results |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/joshua-alford |website=Rio Paralympics Official Results |publisher=Rio Paralympics 2016 |accessdate=23 October 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023204222/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/joshua-alford |archivedate=23 October 2016 |df= }}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Australian Global Games Team Announced|url=http://qld.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=2999&id=2|website=Swimming Queensland|accessdate=10 May 2016}}
14. ^{{cite journal|title=WHSPA- High Notes|date=February 2014|issue=1|page=8|url=http://www.wollongong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/cmsresources/wollongong-high-school/misc/2014/2/issue_1_february_highnotes_1392239389579.pdf|accessdate=10 May 2016}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Australia Day: Horseman honoured|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/2047979/australia-day-horseman-honoured/|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=28 January 2014}}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Alford caps off stellar year|url=http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/story/2039551/alford-caps-off-stellar-year/|accessdate=10 May 2016|publisher=Cooma Express|date=23 January 2014}}

External links

  • [https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/joshua-alford/ Joshua Alford] at the Australian Paralympic Committee
  • {{IPC athlete|1254681}}
  • {{Swimming Australia profile|58}}
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