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.[1][3] He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.
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Nickname(s) | Beaver[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 29)[2] Dandenong, Victoria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Northcote Swimming Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Rohan Taylor[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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