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Nickname | Beaver [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 March 1993 [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tooradin Primary School, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nunawading Swimming Club [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Rohan Taylor [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.