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==Personal==
==Personal==
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
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/>
[[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/>


==Swimming==
==Swimming==
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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 |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&nbsp;— 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 &#124; 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/>
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&nbsp;— 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 &#124; 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/>


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><ref>{{Cite web |last=paralympics |title=Swimming World Championships 2015 - Paralympics |url=https://paralympichistory.org.au/article/swimming-world-championships-2015/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |language=en-US}}</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>
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>


===Personal bests===
===Personal bests===

Revision as of 17:45, 13 June 2024

Tim Antalfy
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Antalfy
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Antalfy
Nationality Australia
Born (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, Freestyle
ClassificationsS13, SB13, SM13
ClubHunters Hill
CoachBash Zidan
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S13
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m butterfly S13
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S13

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

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

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 at the 2012 London Paralympics

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

Course Event Time Meet Swim Date Reference
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team". ABC News. ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ "MLC Marlins". MLC Marlins. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Trickett, Evans impress in Beijing". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc". Sunshine Swimming & Life Saving Club Inc. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Australian Paralympic swimteam and TV coverage announced | Industry News". Splash Magazine. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  9. ^ Howlett, Scott. "Good luck, magnificent seven Olympians". Northern District Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Timothy Antalfy". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Seven golds in seven days for Dias at Glasgow 2015". International Paralympoc Committee News, 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Tim Antafly results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Timothy Antalfy personal bests". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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