Josh Beaver

Josh Beaver
Personal information
NicknameBeaver
National team Australia
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 33)
Dandenong, Victoria
EducationTooradin Primary School, Victoria
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNunawading Swimming Club
CoachRohan Taylor
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast200 m backstroke

Joshua Beaver (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian swimmer who specialises in backstroke. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre backstroke and the 200 metre backstroke. He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.

Beaver also competed in the 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan and is a Commonwealth Games medalist. Competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won silver in the 200m backstroke and 4 × 100 m medley relay, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Josh Beaver". Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Joshua Beaver". Rio Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Dinham, Abby (17 May 2016). "Road to Rio: Swimmer Josh Beaver eager to make Olympic debut". Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 7 August 2016.