Sean Russo
 Russo at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, where he won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sean Russo | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 April 1991 Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, backstroke | |||||||||||||||
| Classifications | S13, SB13, SM13 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sean Russo (born 5 April 1991) is an Australian swimmer. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [1]
Personal
Russo was born on 5 April 1991 and has retinitis pigmentosa.[2] As a child, he also had asthma.[2] He resides in Revesby, New South Wales.[3] In 2016, he is currently completing a Massage Therapy Course at Loftus TAFE College.
Swimming
Russo is an S13 classified swimmer.[2][4][5] He started competing in swimming in 1995 as a result of asthma.[2] He made his national team debut in 2010 at the IPC Swimming World Championships, competing in the 100m backstroke where he earned a bronze medal. At the event, he also set Australian records in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly events.[2] He was a member of the Australian team competing at the Dutch hosted 2011 IPC World Swimming Championships.[6] Finishing with a personal best time of 1:02.52 in the men's 100m backstroke, he earned a silver medal.[4] At the 2012 Australian national championships, he finished first in the men's 50m backstroke multi-disability event.[3] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[5][7] in seven events: the Men's 100 m Backstroke S13, 100 m Breaststroke SB13, 100 m Butterfly S13, 100 m Freestyle S13, 200 m Individual Medley SM13, 400 m Freestyle S13 and 50 m Freestyle S13.[8] He set an Oceania Record in the 100 m Backstroke S13.[9]
At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in Men's 100 m Backstroke S13. [10] He finished fifth in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13, seventh in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13 and ninth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S13.[11]
In 2015, he is an New South Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[12]
References
- ↑ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sean Russo". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Marieke Sets Up Roman Showdown With Alshammar". Hanson Media Group. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- 1 2 "Cowdrey, Leek finish with world records". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- 1 2 "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ↑ "Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association". Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ↑ Results for Sean Russo from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Oceanian Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Aussies add two silver and two bronze on Day 3 in Glasgow". Swimming Australia News, 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sean Russo results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "2015 swimming scholarships" (PDF). New South Wales Institute of Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links
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