McCLEMENTS Barry

Date of Birth: 6 Dec 2001

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S9,SM9

Place of birth: DUNDONALD

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : COMBER

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 400m Freestyle - S9
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S9	7
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S9
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S9 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S9 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
9	400m Freestyle - S9	2019	London, GBR	4:29.20
10	100m Backstroke - S9	2019	London, GBR	1:07.07
10	100m Butterfly - S9	2019	London, GBR	1:02.52
11	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2019	London, GBR	2:25.93
Commonwealth Games
7	100m Freestyle - S9	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:00.34
8	100m Backstroke - S9	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:09.08
European Championships
5	100m Butterfly - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:03.76
6	400m Freestyle - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:30.27
11	100m Backstroke - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:09.86
16	100m Freestyle - S9	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:01.19

Playing computer games, watching football, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Ulster University, Jordanstown, GBR

Languages spoken:

Ards Swimming Club [Newtownards, GBR]

Davy Johnston [club]

2016 for Ireland, European Championships in Funchal, Portugal (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

He began swimming at age 10 at Ards Swimming Club in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

His school was going to start swimming lessons so he wanted to learn. "Swimming is my passion. When I'm in the water I'm just like everyone else." (belfastlive.co.uk, 18 Apr 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to set a world record in the 100m butterfly. (belfastlive.co.uk, 18 Apr 2016; Swim Ulster Facebook page, 24 Mar 2018)

Competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps, US rapper Eminem. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"A race lasts a minute, a medal lasts a lifetime." (Swim Ulster Facebook page, 19 Jul 2018)

He received a special recognition award from Swim Ulster for competing at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (swimulster.net, 09 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 08 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (IPC, 29 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with fibular hemimelia, where part of the fibula bone is missing. His right leg was amputated above the knee at age 10 months. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019; belfastlive.co.uk, 18 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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