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Stephen Clegg

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Stephen Clegg
Personal information
Born (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 28)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportParalympic swimming
Coached byChris Jones[1]
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S12
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100 m butterfly S12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S12
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S12
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S12
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manchester 100 m freestyle S12
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 50 m freestyle S13

Stephen Clegg (born 23 November 1995)[2] is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Career

He won bronze in the Men's 100 metre backstroke S12 and Men’s 100 metre freestyle in 2020, in which he broke the British record with a time of 53.43.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Clegg won his first Paralympic gold medal in the Men's S12 100m backstroke.[3]

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer James Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Toney, James (27 August 2021). "Paralympics 2021: Relieved Stephen Clegg won't settle until medal is gold; Maria Lyle lands bronze". scotsman.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Swimming: CLEGG Stephen". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jewell, Alan (31 August 2024). "Tai, Clegg and Ellard all win gold within 40 minutes". BBC. Retrieved 31 August 2024.