Joe Richard Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer.[2][3] He has won gold medals as part of a team at the European Championship, and a team bronze at the World Championship. His older brother Max Litchfield is also a swimmer and he is the son of former professional footballer, Peter Litchfield.[4]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1998 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[5] He won two gold medals as part of the team, swimming in the heats but not in finals, in 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 100 m mixed medley. He was also part of the team that won a silver in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.
In the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held in Tokyo in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the swimmer made his Olympic debut. Litchfield was a part of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on a placing in the final. Individually, he also competed in the 200m Individual Medley.[7][8]
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Litchfield won a bronze as in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[9]
After winning the 100 metres butterfly at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Litchfield sealed his place at the 2024 Summer Olympics for the relay event.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Richard LITCHFIELD | Results | World Aquatics Official".
- ^ "Joe Litchfield excited to make Olympics history with brother Max". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Double trouble as Litchfield brothers get set for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Oxford Mail. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Joe Litchfield". Team GB. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Men's 100 metre backstroke: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Yashio, T.; Murayama, A.; Kami, M.; Ozaki, A.; Tanimoto, T.; Rodriguez-Morales, A. J. (2021). "COVID-19 infection during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 44. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102205. PMC 8590505. PMID 34785374.
- ^ "Joe Litchfield thanks parents and Doncaster Dartes for his success". 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Joe Litchfield".
- ^ "Greenbank and relay boys deliver Worlds medal double". British Swimming. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
edit- Joe Litchfield at British Swimming
- Joe Litchfield at World Aquatics
- Joe Litchfield at SwimRankings.net
- Joe Litchfield at the International Swimming League
- Joe Litchfield at Olympics.com
- Joe Litchfield at Team GB
- Joe Litchfield at Team England
- Joe Litchfield at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
