Timothy Hodge
 2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
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| Full name | Timothy Hodge | ||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia | ||||||
| Born |
31 January 2001 Blacktown, New South Wales | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||
| Classifications | S9 | ||||||
| Club | Hills Swimming & Life Saving Club | ||||||
| Coach | Clinton Cavelieri | ||||||
Medal record
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Timothy “Tim” Hodge (born 31 January 2001)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
Personal
Hodge was born on 31 January 2001 in Blacktown, New South Wales.[3] He lost his right foot when he was four[4] due to lower-leg deficiency.In addition, he is missing two fingers on his right hand and his right arm is shorter than his left.[5] In 2016, he attends Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.[6]
Career
Hodge swims in the S9 classification (SB8).[1] Hodge competed at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow,[7][8] where, at 14 years, he was the second youngest member of the Australian team.[8] Hodge set his best individual time in 100m Backstroke (S9) finishing 8th.[1]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Hodge competed in five events. He placed fifth in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9 and sixth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9. He didn't progress to the finals in Men's 100m Butterfly SB9, Men's 400m Freestyle S9 and Men's 100m Freestyle S9.[9]
Hodge had succeeded in his aim to compete at the Paralympics, whether at Rio or Tokyo. He said, "If I can just push myself hard and get to the Paralympics, that’d be the greatest thing."[10] He is a member of the Hills Swimming & Life Saving Club in Sydney and is coached by Clinton Camilleri.[5]
Recognition
- 2011 - Young Citizen of the Year in Blacktown, NSW, Australia.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography Overview". IPC. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Timothy Hodge". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Sports Star Timothy Hodge ready to take on the world's best in Glasgow". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Timothy Hodge". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Houghton, Nick (14 May 2015). "Junior Sports Star Timothy Hodge ready to take on the world's best in Glasgow". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Oz trio eyeing gold at IPC World Champs". Wwos.ninemsn.com.au. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- 1 2 "IPC World Championships Australian Dolphins Swim Team". Swimming.org.au. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ↑ "Timothy Hodge". Rio Paralympic Official Results. Rio Paralympics 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Fahy, Patrick (2015-04-06). "Patrician Brothers swimmers aim for Olympics". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 2015-09-16.