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'''Leo McCrea''' (9 November 2003)<ref name=SPC>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissparalympic.ch/athleten-archiv/leo-mccrea/|title=Leo McCrea|access-date=1 September 2024|work=[[Swiss Paralympic Committee]]|language=de}}</ref> is a British-Swiss [[Paralympic swimmer]]. He represented [[Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]], where he |
'''Leo McCrea''' (9 November 2003)<ref name=SPC>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissparalympic.ch/athleten-archiv/leo-mccrea/|title=Leo McCrea|access-date=1 September 2024|work=[[Swiss Paralympic Committee]]|language=de}}</ref> is a British-Swiss [[Paralympic swimmer]]. He represented [[Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]], where he won a gold medal in the [[Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB5|100 metre breaststroke SB5]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluewin.ch/en/sport/swimmer-mccrea-achieves-gold-medal-coup-2349093.html|title=The swimmer McCrea achieves the gold coup|date=1 September 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|work=[[Bluewin]]}}</Ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Revision as of 22:05, 1 September 2024
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British, Swiss |
| Born | 9 November 2003 England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability | Achondroplasia |
| Disability class | S5, S6 |
Medal record | |
Leo McCrea (9 November 2003)[1] is a British-Swiss Paralympic swimmer. He represented Switzerland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke SB5 event.[2]
Early life and career
McCrea was born on 9 November 2003 with achondroplasia.[1] He is from Poole, England; his father is from England and his mother is from Switzerland. He started swimming at the age of 6, inspired by his sister.[3] He started his competitive career at age 8, with Val Simmonds, Ellie Simmonds' mother, recommending that he join a club.[1][4] McCrea is a Bournemouth University student.[3]
2019–2021: Tokyo Summer Paralympics
Since April 2019, McCrea has represented Switzerland in international competitions.[1] He competed in the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, where he participated in the 50 m freestyle S6, 100 m breaststroke SB6, 100 m freestyle S6, 100 m freestyle S6, 200 m individual medley SM6, and 400 m freestyle categories. He finished 8th in the final of the 400 m freestyle.[5] McCrea competed in the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, where he entered the 50 m freestyle S6, 100 m breaststroke SB5 and 400 m freestyle S6 categories. He reached the finals in all of these events.[5]
McCrea qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He participated in the 100 m freestyle S6, 100 m breaststroke SB5, 200 m individual medley SM6, and 400 m freestyle S6 events. He reached the final of the 100 m breaststroke SB5 event, where he placed 5th.[5]
2022–2024: Paris Summer Paralympics
He competed at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal, in the 50 m freestyle S6, 100 m breaststroke SB5, and 100 m freestyle S6. He earned a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB5 and reached the finals in the 100 m freestyle S6.[5] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England, McCrea participated in the 100 m breaststroke SB5, where he won a silver medal, and the 100 m freestyle S6 events.[5]
At the 2024 World Para Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, he won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB5 event and he competed in the 200 m individual medley SM6 event.[5] He qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. He won a gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB5 event and he competed in the 200 m individual medley SM6 event.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Leo McCrea". Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "The swimmer McCrea achieves the gold coup". Bluewin. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b West, Abby (31 August 2024). "Bournemouth University student Leo McCrea takes to the Paralympics stage in Paris". Buzz. Bournemouth University. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Guerra, Jaime (8 May 2024). "Poole swimmer has his eyes set on gold at this year's Paralympic Games". Rayo. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Resultate". Swiss Paralympic Committe (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
- 2003 births
- Alumni of Bournemouth University
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic swimmers for Switzerland
- Paralympic gold medalists for Switzerland
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Poole
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- S5-classified para swimmers
- S6-classified para swimmers