Thomas Gallagher (swimmer)

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Thomas Gallagher
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Thomas Gallagher with his gold medal on August 29, 2024
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25)
Cardiff, South Wales
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Paralympic swimming
Surf life saving
Disability class S10
ClubSomerset SC (Gold Coast)
Coached by Ashley Callus
Medal record
Men's Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S10
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S10

Thomas Gallagher (born 20 May 1999) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer and surf life saver. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, [1] winning a bronze medal. He has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. [2]

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Personal

Gallagher was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He has cerebral palsy and suffers from bouts of pancreatitis. [3] [4] In 2019, he moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, to further his surf life saving career. As of 2021, he is undertaking a Bachelor of Business at Griffith University and he has been awarded a Full Sporting Blue. [5] [6]

Swimming career

Gallagher is classified as a S10 swimmer. At the 2021 Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championship, he won the gold medal in the Men’s 400m Freestyle Multi-Class in a time of 4:10.17 (997 points), defeating reigning Paralympic champion Brenden Hall. [7]

Surf life saving

Gallagher took up surf life saving in Perth, Western Australia and represented the City of Perth. In 2019, he moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, to train under surf life saving coach Michael King and represents Currumbin Vikings. [3] His achievements include: 1st Open and U19 ironman WA 2018, 1st U19 board relay Aussies 2018, 3rd U19 ironman Aussies 2018, 1st Open Short Course Coolangatta Gold 2018, Dean Mercery Memorial Trophy Winning 2019 and SOS Surf Race Winner 2020. [3]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Gallagher won the bronze medal in the Men's 400 m freestyle S10 and finished fifth in both Men's 50 m freestyle S10 and Men's 100 m freestyle S10. [8]

At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, Gallagher won two medals in sprint freestyle S10 events.

In 2024, he is coached by Ashley Callus at Somerset SC on the Gold Coast. [9] At the Paris 2024 Paralympics game, he won the gold medal in the 50m sprint freestyle S10 event [10]

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References

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