Timothy Hodge
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| Full name | Timothy Hodge | ||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia | ||||||
| Born |
31 January 2001 Blacktown, New South Wales | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||
| Classifications | S9 | ||||||
| Club | Hills Swimming & Life Saving Club | ||||||
| Coach | Clinton Cavelieri | ||||||
Medal record
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Timothy “Tim” Hodge (born 31 January 2001)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
Personal
Hodge was born on 31 January 2001 in Blacktown, New South Wales.[3] He lost his right foot when he was four[4] due to lower-leg deficiency.In addition, he is missing two fingers on his right hand and his right arm is shorter than his left.[5] In 2016, he attends Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.[6]
Career
Hodge swims in the S9 classification (SB8).[1] Hodge competed at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow,[7][8] where, at 14 years, he was the second youngest member of the Australian team.[8] Hodge set his best individual time in 100m Backstroke (S9) finishing 8th.[1]
Hodge aim is to compete at the Paralympics, whether at Rio or Tokyo. He said, "If I can just push myself hard and get to the Paralympics, that’d be the greatest thing."[9] He is a member of the Hills Swimming & Life Saving Club in Sydney and is coached by Clinton Cavelieri.[5]
Recognition
- 2011 - Young Citizen of the Year in Blacktown, NSW, Australia.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography Overview". IPC. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Timothy Hodge". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Junior Sports Star Timothy Hodge ready to take on the world’s best in Glasgow". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Timothy Hodge". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Houghton, Nick (14 May 2015). "Junior Sports Star Timothy Hodge ready to take on the world’s best in Glasgow". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Oz trio eyeing gold at IPC World Champs". Wwos.ninemsn.com.au. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- 1 2 "IPC World Championships Australian Dolphins Swim Team". Swimming.org.au. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ↑ Fahy, Patrick (2015-04-06). "Patrician Brothers swimmers aim for Olympics". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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