Andrew Jeffcoat

Andrew Jeffcoat

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Trevor Jeffcoat
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 25) Port Macquarie
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Club37
Coach	Mitchell Nairn
Medal record Men's swimming Representing   New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 50 m backstroke Oceania Championships 2018 Port Moresby 100 m backstroke 2018 Port Moresby 200 m backstroke 2018 Port Moresby 50 m backstroke

Andrew Jeffcoat (born 22 July 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer. ^[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China. ^[2] As of November 2022, he holds all three backstroke overall short course New Zealand records. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In April 2022 Jeffcoat was selected alongside six other debutants in a twelve-strong team to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. ^[6] He competed in all of the backstroke events, the 50, 100, and 200, ^[6] and he won gold in the 50. ^[7]

Personal best times

As of 27 November 2022 ^[update] .

Long Course
Event	Time	Meet	Date	Note(s)	ref
50 m backstroke	24.65	2022 Commonwealth Games	1 August 2022	NR	[7]
100 m backstroke	53.72	2021 Waikato Championships	29 May 2021		[8]
200 m backstroke	1:58.51	2019 McDonald's Queensland Championships	17 December 2019		[9]

Short Course
Event	Time	Meet	Date	Note(s)	ref
50 m backstroke	23.46	NSS SC Invitational	9 October 2020	NR	[3]
100 m backstroke	51.02	NSS SC Invitational	6 October 2020	NR	[4]
200 m backstroke	1:53.57	NSS SC Invitational	10 October 2020	NR	[5]

References

1. "Ashby, Jeffcoat and McCarthy shine for NZ on day 3". Swimming New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Backstroke". FINA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. "Jeffcoat Lowers Newly-Minted 50 Back NZL National Record". SwimSwam. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
4. "Jeffcoat & Crawford rack up NZL National Records in Auckland". SwimSwam. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
5. "Jeffcoat Wraps Up Trifecta of NZL Backstroke Records". SwimSwam. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
6. "Twelve Swimmers Named for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee . 27 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
7. Shannon, Kris (2 August 2022). "Andrew Jeffcoat surges to victory in 50m backstroke final". NZ Herald . Retrieved 27 November 2022.
8. "Waikato Swimming Championships 21 - 25/02/2022 to 27/02/2022" (PDF). Swimming Waikato. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
9. "2019 McDonald's Queensland Championships - 14/12/2019 to 20/12/2019 Results" (PDF). Swimming Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

External links

• Andrew Jeffcoat at World Aquatics
• Andrew Jeffcoat at SwimRankings.net
• Andrew Jeffcoat at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Andrew Jeffcoat at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games