Michael Anderson, OAM (born 12 July 1987) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who has won gold, silver and bronze medals at the three Paralympics from 2008 to 2016.[1]
Michael Anderson
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Anderson
At the 2012 London Paralympics, Anderson won a gold medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 4x100 m medley relay. He also participated in the S10 class of the Men's 100 m Backstroke, 100 m Freestyle and 50 m Freestyle events.[5] He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[3]
At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay 34pts as a heat swimmer. He finished fourth in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34pts, sixth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S10, tenth in the Men's 50m Freestyle S10 and eleventh in the Men's 100m Freestyle S10.[8]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Anderson competed in three events. He finished sixth in the final of Men's 100m backstroke S10, but didn't progress to the finals in Men's 50m Freestyle S10 and Men's 100m Freestyle S10.[11]
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Michael Anderson OAM born 12 July 1987 is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who has won gold silver and bronze medals at the three Paralympics from 2008 to 2016 1 Michael Anderson2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of AndersonPersonal informationFull nameMichael James AndersonNationality AustraliaBorn 1987 07 12 12 July 1987 age 36 Bellingen New South WalesSportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke FreestyleClassificationsS10 SB9 SM10ClubSomersetMedal record Men s paralympic swimmingRepresenting AustraliaParalympic Games2012 London 4 100 m freestyle 34 points2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S102012 London 4 100 m medley 34 pointsWorld Championships LC 2006 Durban 100 m backstroke S102015 Glasgow 4 100 m freestyle 34 points heats Contents 1 Personal 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksPersonal EditAnderson has nerve damage to his leg caused by meningitis and a hearing impairment He was born and grew up in Bellingen in the Northern Rivers He moved to the Gold Coast to study for a Bachelor of Sport Management degree at Griffith University 2 3 Career Edit Anderson at the 2012 London ParalympicsAnderson made his international debut at the 2005 Deaflympics in Melbourne where he finished sixth in the 50m backstroke 4 At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban South Africa Anderson won a silver medal in the Men s 100 m Backstroke S10 event 2 He competed in three events at the 2008 Beijing Games winning a silver medal in the Men s 100 m Backstroke S10 event 5 He battled shoulder injuries around the time of the 2008 Beijing Games 2 He competed at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven Netherlands and did not win a medal 6 He has been an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder 7 At the 2012 London Paralympics Anderson won a gold medal in the 4x100 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 4x100 m medley relay He also participated in the S10 class of the Men s 100 m Backstroke 100 m Freestyle and 50 m Freestyle events 5 He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games 3 At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow Scotland he won a bronze medal in the Men s 4 100 m Freestyle Relay 34pts as a heat swimmer He finished fourth in the Men s 4 100 m Medley Relay 34pts sixth in the Men s 100m Backstroke S10 tenth in the Men s 50m Freestyle S10 and eleventh in the Men s 100m Freestyle S10 8 In 2015 he was coached by Jan Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast 9 and is a Queensland Academy of Sport Scholarship holder 10 At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Anderson competed in three events He finished sixth in the final of Men s 100m backstroke S10 but didn t progress to the finals in Men s 50m Freestyle S10 and Men s 100m Freestyle S10 11 References Edit Wikinews has related news Paralympic swim world records tumble at Australian championships Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement Swimming Australia News Archived from the original on 13 November 2016 Retrieved 13 April 2016 a b c Michael Anderson Profile Australian Paralympic Committee Website Retrieved 13 March 2012 a b Australia Day honours list 2014 in full Daily Telegraph 26 January 2014 Retrieved 26 January 2014 Michael Anderson Profile Australian Paralympic Committee website Retrieved 15 April 2016 a b Michael Anderson Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 6 October 2012 Best medal haul since Sydney Swimming Victoria News 25 August 2010 Retrieved 13 March 2012 AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics Australian Sports Commission Website Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 Retrieved 13 March 2012 Michael Anderson results Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Retrieved 21 July 2015 Jan Cameron joins elite coaching group with Platinum recognition Swimming Australia website 19 November 2015 Archived from the original on 20 November 2015 Retrieved 20 November 2015 Michael Anderson Queensland Academy of Sport website Archived from the original on 21 April 2016 Retrieved 15 April 2016 Michael Anderson Results Rio Paralympics Official Results Rio Paralympics 2016 Archived from the original on 23 October 2016 Retrieved 23 October 2016 External links EditListen to this article 0 minutes source source This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 1 January 2012 2012 01 01 and does not reflect subsequent edits Audio help More spoken articles Michael Anderson at the International Paralympic CommitteeMichael Anderson at IPC InfostradaSports com archived Michael Anderson at Paralympics Australia Michael Anderson at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine archived 2017 04 04 Michael Anderson at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine archived 2015 03 19 Portals Australia Biography Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Anderson swimmer amp oldid 1159025069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
