PATTERSON Grant

Date of Birth: 19 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SM3,S3,SB2

Place of birth: CAIRNS, QLD

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : CAIRNS, QLD

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S3
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S3
	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2	2
	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2012	London, GBR	3:08.66
8	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2012	London, GBR	1:07.52
9	50m Backstroke - S3	2012	London, GBR	58.87
14	50m Freestyle - S4	2012	London, GBR	55.49
14	100m Freestyle - S4	2012	London, GBR	1:54.53
World Championships
2	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2019	London, GBR	1:00.76
2	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:08.94
2	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:13.52
3	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2019	London, GBR	3:05.92
3	50m Freestyle - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	53.16
3	100m Freestyle - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:52.41
4	50m Backstroke - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	59.12
4	50m Backstroke - S3	2010	Eindhoven, NED	57.74
4	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:04.02
5	200m Freestyle - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	3:55.93
5	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:03.14
5	150m Individual Medley - SM3	2010	Eindhoven, NED	3:24.58
6	50m Freestyle - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	52.60
6	50m Backstroke - S3	2015	Glasgow, GBR	58.26
6	50m Breaststroke - SB2	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:06.20
6	50m Freestyle - S3	2010	Eindhoven, NED	57.53
7	200m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	3:58.38
7	100m Freestyle - S3	2010	Eindhoven, NED	2:02.97
8	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:02.09
8	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:58.73
9	50m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	54.26
10	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	2:58.54
10	200m Freestyle - S3	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	3:57.09
11	50m Backstroke - S3	2019	London, GBR	58.45

Scooter [because he uses a scooter to get around]. (adelaidenow.com.au, 22 Mar 2012)

Scuba diving, spear-fishing, quad biking. (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019)

Languages spoken:

Central Cairns [Australia]

Herbie Howard [club], AUS, from 2007

He began swimming at age 11. (cairns.com.au, 03 Mar 2010)

He discovered that it was the best sport for him to compete in with his impairment. "I wanted to play cricket or football because that's what all boys want to do. But as I got older, I was competitive and realised I couldn't really play cricket or AFL [Australian rules football] with the boys my age because I'm this tall and they're that tall, so we gave swimming a go. Seeing all these people with missing limbs and seeing a whole team environment was pretty cool and I think that's what started that little fire in my head." (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019; adelaidenow.com.au, 22 Mar 2012)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019)

He does nine sessions in the pool and two gym sessions per week. (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019)

Australian rugby league player Billy Slater. (paralympic.org.au 24 Aug 2009)

His parents. (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Everything I do in life I like to give it 158% and do my best at it and that way you live a long and prosperous life." (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019)

He was named Sportsperson of the Year at the 2021 Cairns Regional Council Australia Day Awards. (Instagram profile, 26 Jan 2021; Central Cairns Swimming Facebook page, 25 Jan 2021)

In 2014 he was named Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Australia. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 22 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
S3, SB2, SM3 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (cairns.com.au, 03 Mar 2010)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cairns.com.au, 03 Mar 2010)

Impairment Details
He was born with diastrophic dysplasia and is a person of short stature. "I remember when I first started swimming the doctors were like, 'If you want to live a good life you probably should back it down to two sessions a week'. If I want to do something with swimming, I can't sit there and do two sessions a week. I have to train a lot. So I chose the risky option. I'm falling apart slowly [speaking in 2019], my hips are starting to play up. My shoulders are actually good." (abc.net.au, 07 Sep 2019; cairns.com.au, 03 Mar 2010)

General
POSTPONED RETIREMENT
He initially planned to retire after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and chose to remain in the sport to compete for a medal at the rearranged event. "At the moment [the Paralympic Games are] still going ahead and fingers crossed that it does. I have that crazy little bug inside me that doesn't stop training, and also the dream of one day putting that Paralympic medal on my resume. I knew eventually, as long as we're still on this earth, [the pandemic] would all die down, the Paralympics would eventually happen, and I wanted to be racing fit, ready to rock and roll. 2024 [Paralympic Games] in France will be on the cards if Tokyo doesn't happen." (abc.net.au, 29 Jan 2021)

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Legend

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

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