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'''Timothy Antalfy''' (born 1 April 1987) is an Australian [[Paralympic sports|Paralympic]] swimmer. He represented [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in swimming and won a bronze medal. |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
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Antalfy was born on 1 April 1987,<ref name=apc>{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/timothy-antalfy |title=Timothy Antalfy |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee | |
Antalfy was born on 1 April 1987,<ref name=apc>{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/timothy-antalfy |title=Timothy Antalfy |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |access-date=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801100757/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/timothy-antalfy |archive-date=1 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and is from Georges Hall,<ref name=hunterswimclub/> New South Wales.<ref name=abc2/> He is legally blind<ref name=hunterswimclub/> as a result of [[retinitis pigmentosa]], a hereditary disease.<ref name=apc/> Beyond swimming, he also is involved with surfing, waterskiing and wake boarding.<ref name=apc/> |
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==Swimming== |
==Swimming== |
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Antalfy is a [[S13 (classification)|S13]] classified swimmer<ref name=apc/><ref name=hunterswimclub/><ref name=teamrevealed/> swimming in 100 metre butterfly, 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events.<ref name=apc/> He is a member of the Hunters Hill Swimming Club.<ref name=hunterswimclub>{{cite web|last=Pedersen |first=Michael |url=http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/blind-swimmer-goes-for-gold/ |title=Blind swimmer goes for gold — Olympics 2012 - Sport — Northern District Times |publisher=Northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au |date |
Antalfy is a [[S13 (classification)|S13]] classified swimmer<ref name=apc/><ref name=hunterswimclub/><ref name=teamrevealed/> swimming in 100 metre butterfly, 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events.<ref name=apc/> He is a member of the Hunters Hill Swimming Club.<ref name=hunterswimclub>{{cite web|last=Pedersen |first=Michael |url=http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/blind-swimmer-goes-for-gold/ |title=Blind swimmer goes for gold — Olympics 2012 - Sport — Northern District Times |publisher=Northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref> When at the club, he is trained by [[Bash Zidan]].<ref name=hunterswimclub/> |
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Antalfy started competing in 1995.<ref name=apc/> In 2005, he was a member of the MLC Marlins Swim Team where he was coached by [[John Bladon]]. As a member of the team, he was the first swimmer to compete at the National Open Short-Course Championship and make the finals. At the competition, he finished fifth in the 50m Butterfly event, with a heat time of 24.56 seconds, semifinals time of 24.49 seconds, and final time of 24.73 seconds. He set personal bests in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 57.74 seconds where he finished 35th overall, best time in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 23.81 seconds while finishing 38th overall.<ref name=bladon>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlcmarlins.com.au/content/results/050810_melbsc.htm |title=MLC Marlins |publisher=MLC Marlins |date |
Antalfy started competing in 1995.<ref name=apc/> In 2005, he was a member of the MLC Marlins Swim Team where he was coached by [[John Bladon]]. As a member of the team, he was the first swimmer to compete at the National Open Short-Course Championship and make the finals. At the competition, he finished fifth in the 50m Butterfly event, with a heat time of 24.56 seconds, semifinals time of 24.49 seconds, and final time of 24.73 seconds. He set personal bests in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 57.74 seconds where he finished 35th overall, best time in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 23.81 seconds while finishing 38th overall.<ref name=bladon>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlcmarlins.com.au/content/results/050810_melbsc.htm |title=MLC Marlins |publisher=MLC Marlins |access-date=2012-08-01}}</ref> He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 2011 Tasmanian State Championships.<ref name=apc/> He broke six world records in four different events during the 2012 Australian national swimming championships.<ref name=hunterswimclub/> |
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[[File:010912 - Tim Antalfy - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (02).jpg|thumb|right|Antalfy at the 2012 London Paralympics]] |
[[File:010912 - Tim Antalfy - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics (02).jpg|thumb|right|Antalfy at the 2012 London Paralympics]] |
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Antalfy first represented Australia in 2011, competing in the Para Pan Pacific and Arafura Games that year.<ref name=apc/> He earned a gold medal at the Arafura Games in the 50m backstroke event, a silver medal in the 100m butterfly event, and three bronze medals 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.<ref name=apc/> He was part of the November 2011 World Cup short course meet in Beijing.<ref name=abc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-10/trickett2c-evans-impress-in-beijing/3656730 |title=Trickett, Evans impress in Beijing |publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |date=2011-11-10 | |
Antalfy first represented Australia in 2011, competing in the Para Pan Pacific and Arafura Games that year.<ref name=apc/> He earned a gold medal at the Arafura Games in the 50m backstroke event, a silver medal in the 100m butterfly event, and three bronze medals 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.<ref name=apc/> He was part of the November 2011 World Cup short course meet in Beijing.<ref name=abc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-10/trickett2c-evans-impress-in-beijing/3656730 |title=Trickett, Evans impress in Beijing |publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |date=2011-11-10 |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref> That month he also competed in World Cup events in Singapore and Tokyo.<ref name=worldcups>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunshineswimmingclub.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&NewsID=21699&OrgID=2343 |title=Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc |publisher=Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc |access-date=2012-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230213142/http://www.sunshineswimmingclub.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&NewsID=21699&OrgID=2343 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> As a twenty-five years old,<ref name=hunterswimclub/> he was selected to represent [[Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Australia]] at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in swimming in the 100m and 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke S13 events.<ref name=abc2>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-10/cowdrey-leads-paralympic-swim-team/4121704?section=sport |title=Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team |newspaper=ABC News |date=10 July 2012 |publisher=ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |access-date=2012-07-13}}</ref><ref name=teamrevealed>{{cite web|url=http://paralympic.org.au/news/paralympic-swim-team-revealed |title=Paralympic swim team revealed |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |date=2012-07-10 |access-date=2012-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711022235/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/paralympic-swim-team-revealed |archive-date=2012-07-11 }}</ref><ref name=sourcemg>{{cite web|url=http://splashmagazine.com.au/2012/07/11/australian-paralympic-swimteam-and-tv-coverage-announced/ |title=Australian Paralympic swimteam and TV coverage announced | Industry News |publisher=Splash Magazine |date=2012-07-11 |access-date=2012-08-01}}</ref><ref name=stuffrye>{{cite web|last=Howlett |first=Scott |url=http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/good-luck-magnificent-seven-olympians/ |title=Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians |publisher=Northern District Times |access-date=2012-08-01}}</ref> In the lead up to the Games, he trained at the [[Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure Centre]].<ref name=hunterswimclub/> In an average week, he had three total gym sessions and seven sessions in the pool.<ref name=hunterswimclub/> |
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At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]], he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.<ref name="IPC">{{ |
At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]], he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.<ref name="IPC">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/timothy-antalfy |title=Timothy Antalfy |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref> Competing at the 2013 [[IPC Swimming World Championships]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], [[Canada]], he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.<ref name=montreal3>{{cite web|title=Dreams come true at IPC World Championships|url=http://swimming.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=38113|work=Swimming Australia News|date=15 August 2013|access-date=15 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819181143/http://www.swimming.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=38113|archive-date=19 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> At the [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships]], he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seven golds in seven days for Dias at Glasgow 2015|url=http://www.paralympic.org/news/seven-golds-seven-days-dias-glasgow-2015|website=International Paralympoc Committee News, 19 July 2015|access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> He finished eighth in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Antafly results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/glasgow-2015/schedule-results|website=Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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===Personal bests=== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120801100757/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/timothy-antalfy Timothy Antalfy] at the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]] |
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Full name | Timothy Antalfy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 April 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Butterfly, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Classifications | S13, SB13, SM13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hunters Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Bash Zidan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Timothy Antalfy (born 1 April 1987) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming and won a bronze medal.
Personal
[edit]Antalfy was born on 1 April 1987,[1] and is from Georges Hall,[2] New South Wales.[3] He is legally blind[2] as a result of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease.[1] Beyond swimming, he also is involved with surfing, waterskiing and wake boarding.[1]
Swimming
[edit]Antalfy is a S13 classified swimmer[1][2][4] swimming in 100 metre butterfly, 50 metre freestyle and 50 metre freestyle events.[1] He is a member of the Hunters Hill Swimming Club.[2] When at the club, he is trained by Bash Zidan.[2]
Antalfy started competing in 1995.[1] In 2005, he was a member of the MLC Marlins Swim Team where he was coached by John Bladon. As a member of the team, he was the first swimmer to compete at the National Open Short-Course Championship and make the finals. At the competition, he finished fifth in the 50m Butterfly event, with a heat time of 24.56 seconds, semifinals time of 24.49 seconds, and final time of 24.73 seconds. He set personal bests in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 57.74 seconds where he finished 35th overall, best time in the 50m Freestyle with a time of 23.81 seconds while finishing 38th overall.[5] He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 2011 Tasmanian State Championships.[1] He broke six world records in four different events during the 2012 Australian national swimming championships.[2]
Antalfy first represented Australia in 2011, competing in the Para Pan Pacific and Arafura Games that year.[1] He earned a gold medal at the Arafura Games in the 50m backstroke event, a silver medal in the 100m butterfly event, and three bronze medals 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.[1] He was part of the November 2011 World Cup short course meet in Beijing.[6] That month he also competed in World Cup events in Singapore and Tokyo.[7] As a twenty-five years old,[2] he was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming in the 100m and 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke S13 events.[3][4][8][9] In the lead up to the Games, he trained at the Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure Centre.[2] In an average week, he had three total gym sessions and seven sessions in the pool.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[10] Competing at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[11] At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S13.[12] He finished eighth in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13.[13]
Personal bests
[edit]Course | Event | Time | Meet | Swim Date | Reference |
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Long | 50m Backstroke | 28.2 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 20-Mar-12 | [14] |
Long | 100m Backstroke | 01:05.3 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 15-Mar-12 | [14] |
Long | 50m Butterfly | 24.53 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 17-Mar-12 | [14] |
Long | 100m Butterfly | 54.92 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 21-Mar-12 | [14] |
Long | 50m Freestyle | 24.32 | 2011 NSW State Open Championsh | 11-Feb-11 | [14] |
Long | 50m Freestyle | 24.32 | 2011 NSW Grand Prix Meet | 10-Dec-11 | [14] |
Long | 100m Freestyle | 52.55 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 19-Mar-12 | [14] |
Short | 50m Butterfly | 24.08 | FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 6 - Beijing | 8-Nov-11 | [14] |
Short | 100m Butterfly | 53.94 | FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 7 - Tokyo | 13-Nov-11 | [14] |
Short | 50m Freestyle | 23.31 | FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 5 - Singapore | 5-Nov-11 | [14] |
Short | 100m Freestyle | 51.52 | FINA World Cup 2011 Stage 5 - Singapore | 4-Nov-11 | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Timothy Antalfy". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Pedersen, Michael. "Blind swimmer goes for gold — Olympics 2012 - Sport — Northern District Times". Northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team". ABC News. ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "MLC Marlins". MLC Marlins. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Trickett, Evans impress in Beijing". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc". Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic swimteam and TV coverage announced | Industry News". Splash Magazine. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Howlett, Scott. "Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians". Northern District Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Timothy Antalfy". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Dreams come true at IPC World Championships". Swimming Australia News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Seven golds in seven days for Dias at Glasgow 2015". International Paralympoc Committee News, 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Tim Antafly results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Timothy Antalfy personal bests". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Timothy Antalfy at the Australian Paralympic Committee
- Timothy Antalfy at Swimming Australia (archived)
- Timothy Antalfy at the International Paralympic Committee
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian male freestyle swimmers
- Australian male backstroke swimmers
- Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- S13-classified para swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Australian blind people
- Australian male butterfly swimmers
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Swimmers from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales