Anthony Stephens

British Paralympic swimmer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anthony Stephens (born 9 July 1986)[1] is a British swimmer who has participated in three Paralympic Games, winning five medals. He competes in S5 classification events.

FullnameAnthony Stephens
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 38)
Reading, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Anthony Stephens
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Stephens
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 38)
Reading, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSwansea HPC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens200 m freestyle -S5
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens100 m freestyle – S5
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens50 m freestyle – S5
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens4x50 m freestyle relay– S5
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing200 m freestyle – S5
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Reykjavik50 m butterfly S5
Gold medal – first place2009 Reykjavik50 m backstroke S5
Silver medal – second place2009 Reykjavik50 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2009 Reykjavik100 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2009 Reykjavik4x50m medley relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place2014 EindhovenMen's 200m freestyle S5
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Career

Stephens began swimming at the age of three and by eight he was competing in national events.[2] In 2003 he entered the British Championships taking gold in both the 200m Freestyle and 150m Individual Medley.[1] He was selected for the Great Britain team in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. There he competed in seven events, the 50m, 100m and 200m Freestyle (S5), the 50m Backstroke (S5), 200m Individual Medley (S5) and the 4x50m Freestyle (20pts) and 4x50m Medley (20pts) relays.[1]

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