Stephen Clegg

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Stephen Clegg
Stephen Clegg at the 2024 Summer Paralympics (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Born (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 28)
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Paralympic swimming
Coached byChris Jones [1]
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Paris 100 m butterfly S12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S12
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Madeira 100 m butterfly S12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S12
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S12
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 50 m freestyle S13

Stephen Clegg (born 23 November 1995) [2] is a British Paralympic swimmer.

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Early life

Clegg was born in Stockport in Greater Manchester, [3] before moving to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. [4] He attended the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh. [5]

Career

He won bronze in the Men's 100 metre backstroke S12 and Men’s 100 metre freestyle in 2020, in which he broke the British record with a time of 53.43.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Clegg won his first Paralympic gold medal in the Men's S12 100m backstroke. [6] On 7 September 2024 he won his second gold of the Paralympics in the Mens S12 100m butterfly final. [7]

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer James Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg. [1]

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References

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