Josh Beaver

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Josh Beaver
Personal information
Nickname
Beaver [1]
National teamFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32) [2]
EducationTooradin Primary School, Victoria
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubNunawading Swimming Club [1]
Coach Rohan Taylor [3]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Glasgow 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 200 m backstroke

Joshua Beaver (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian swimmer who specialises in backstroke. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke and the 200 metre backstroke. [1] [3] He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.

Beaver also competed in the 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and is a Commonwealth Games medalist. Competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won silver in the 200m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Josh Beaver". Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Joshua Beaver". Rio Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Dinham, Abby (17 May 2016). "Road to Rio: Swimmer Josh Beaver eager to make Olympic debut". Special Broadcasting Service . Retrieved 7 August 2016.