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Timothy Hodge

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Timothy Hodge
Hodge at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Hodge
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23)
Blacktown, New South Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS9
ClubACU Blacktown
CoachMisha Payne
Medal record
Men's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m medley SM9
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200 m medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 34 pts
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S9
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 200 m medley S9
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 200 m medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S9
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 200 m medley SM9
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S9
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S9
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 100m backstroke S9
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 100m breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 100m breaststroke SB8

Timothy Hodge (born 31 January 2001)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has represented Australia at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he won two gold, three silver and one bronze medals.[2][3] [4]

Personal

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Hodge was born on 31 January 2001 in Blacktown, New South Wales.[5] He lost his right foot when he was four[6] 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.[7] He attended Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.[8] In 2024, he is studying electrical engineering at Western Sydney University and working as an undergraduate engineer.[9]

Hodge believes that he can inspire those with a similar disability by stating "To inspire someone who might have just gone through their operation to amputate their foot or arm, or people who were born with their condition and have had issues all their life — to inspire them to start their own journey and set their own goals and achieve what they want to achieve in their lives is incredibly important."[10]

Career

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Hodge swims in the S9 classification (SB8).[1] Hodge competed at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow,[11][12] where, at 14 years, he was the second youngest member of the Australian team.[12] Hodge set his best individual time in 100m Backstroke (S9) finishing 8th.[1]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Hodge competed in five events. He placed fifth in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9 and sixth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9. He didn't progress to the finals in Men's 100m Butterfly SB9, Men's 400m Freestyle S9 and Men's 100m Freestyle S9.[13]

Hodge had succeeded in his aim 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."[14] He is a member of ACU Blacktown Swim Team in Sydney and is coached by Misha Payne.[7]

Hodge won a silver medal in the 100m Breaststroke SB7 in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, where he swam his personal best thus far.

At the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships, Hodge set a new world record to take gold in the Men’s 50m Backstroke Multi-Class race.[15]

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, Hodge won bronze medals in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9 and Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9.[16]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Hodge won a silver medal in the Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 with a time of 2:15.42. In the Men's 4x100m Medley 34 pts, he swam together with Timothy Disken, Ben Popham, and William Martin. His team won the silver medal in a time of 4:07.70, just over a second behind the winners, RPC, who set a new world record. Hodge also won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m backstroke S9 with a time of 1:02.16.[17]

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira, Hodge won three medals - gold in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9 and Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay S14 and bronze in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9 [18]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Hodge won the gold medal in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9 and silver medal in the Men's 100 Breaststroke SB8.[19] [20] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, he won three medals - gold in the Men's 200 m medley SM9, silver in the Men's 100 m butterfly S9 and bronze in the 100 m backstroke S9.

Hodge broke his world record in the Men's 200m medley SB9 at the 2024 Australian Paralympic Swimming Trials with a time of 2:12.03.[21]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won two gold medals - Men's 200 m individual medley SM9 and Mixed 4 x 100 m medley 34 pts. He won the silver medal in the Men's1 00 m butterfly S9, finished fourth in the Men's 400 m freestyle S9 and Men's 100 m backstroke S9 and fifth in the Men's 100 m breaststroke SB9. His results led to Hodge being awarded Swimming Australia's Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year.[22]

Recognition

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  • 2011 – Young Citizen of the Year in Blacktown, NSW, Australia.[5]
  • 2018 – Sport NSW Young Athlete of the Year with a Disability [23]
  • 2019 – Sportsperson of the Year at the Blacktown City Sports Awards[24]
  • 2021 – Sport NSW Young Athlete of the Year with a Disability supported by Variety, the Children's Charity NSW/ACT[25]
  • 2024 - Swimming Australia Paralympic Program Swimmer[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biography Overview". IPC. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Timothy Hodge". International Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Junior Sports Star Timothy Hodge ready to take on the world's best in Glasgow". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Timothy Hodge". Australian Paralympic Committee website. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Champ's amazing realisation after childhood amputation". Nine. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Champ's amazing realisation after childhood amputation". Nine. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Oz trio eyeing gold at IPC World Champs". Wwos.ninemsn.com.au. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  12. ^ a b "IPC World Championships Australian Dolphins Swim Team". Swimming.org.au. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Timothy Hodge". Rio Paralympic Official Results. Rio Paralympics 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. ^ Fahy, Patrick (6 April 2015). "Patrician Brothers swimmers aim for Olympics". Blacktown Sun. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Timothy Hodge". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Jesse Aungles". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics updates: Gold for Australia's men's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 points team; Li Na Lei, Qian Yang win gold medals in table tennis". ABC News. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Day 3 Finals". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b Correspondent, Ian Hanson-Oceania (14 September 2024). "Golden Campaigns In Paris See Kaylee McKeown and Tim Hodge Claim Top Gongs At Swimming Australia Awards". Swimming World News. Retrieved 15 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  23. ^ "Fox and Parker Headline NSW Sports Awards Success". Sport NSW website. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Timothy Hodge". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Tokyo Games Gold Medallists Headline Award Recipient". Sport NSW. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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