Nationality Australia Sport Swimming Disability class S9 Role Swimmer | Country Australia Disability Amputee Name Timothy Hodge | |
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Born 31 January 2001 (age 23) ( 2001-01-31 ) | ||
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Timothy “Tim” Hodge (born 31 January 2001) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
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Personal
Hodge was born on 31 January 2001 in Blacktown, New South Wales. He lost his right foot when he was four due to lower-leg deficiency.In addition, he is missing two fingers on his right hand and his right arm is shorter than his left. In 2016, he attends Patrician Brothers' College, Blacktown.
Career
Hodge swims in the S9 classification (SB8). Hodge competed at the 2015 IPC World Championships in Glasgow, where, at 14 years, he was the second youngest member of the Australian team. Hodge set his best individual time in 100m Backstroke (S9) finishing 8th.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games Hodge competed in five events. He placed fifth in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9 and sixth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S9. He didn't progress to the finals in Men's 100m Butterfly SB9, Men's 400m Freestyle S9 and Men's 100m Freestyle S9.
Hodge had succeeded in his aim to compete at the Paralympics, whether at Rio or Tokyo. He said, "If I can just push myself hard and get to the Paralympics, that’d be the greatest thing." He is a member of the Hills Swimming & Life Saving Club in Sydney and is coached by Clinton Camilleri.