Andrew Jeffcoat (born 22 July 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[2] As of October 2020, he holds all three backstroke short course event open records.[3][4][5]
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Full name | Andrew Trevor Jeffcoat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6.1 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Pukekohe Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In April 2022 Jeffcoat was selected alongside six other debutants in a twelve-strong team to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6] His schedule will be the trifecta of backstroke events, the 50, 100, and 200.[6]
As of 15 May 2022[update].
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Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) | ref |
50 m backstroke | 24.83 | 2021 Waikato Championships | 26 February 2022 | NR | [7] |
100 m backstroke | 53.72 | 2021 Waikato Championships | 29 May 2021 | [8] | |
200 m backstroke | 1:58.51 | 2019 McDonald's Queensland Championships | 17 December 2019 | [9] |
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Event | Time | Meet | Date | Note(s) | ref |
50 m backstroke | 23.46 | NSS SC Invitational | 9 October 2020 | NR | [3] |
100 m backstroke | 51.02 | NSS SC Invitational | 6 October 2020 | NR | [4] |
200 m backstroke | 1:53.57 | NSS SC Invitational | 10 October 2020 | NR | [5] |
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Commonwealth champions in men's 50 m backstroke | |
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