PEARSE Col

Date of Birth: 10 Jul 2003

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S10,SM10

Place of birth: ECHUCA, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : BAMAWM, VIC

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10	8
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S10	3
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	100m Butterfly - S10	2019	London, GBR	58.60
4	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2019	London, GBR	4:18.40
6	100m Backstroke - S10	2019	London, GBR	1:05.50
6	200m Individual Medley - SM10	2019	London, GBR	2:17.90

Spending time on his family's farm, watching basketball with friends, golf, learning new sports. (sahof.org.au, 28 Sep 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Melbourne H20 [AUS] / Victorian Institute of Sport [AUS]

Brendan Burkett [national], AUS

2019 for Australia, World Championships in London, Great Britain (swimming.org.au, 15 Sep 2019)

He learned to swim soon after he was able to walk. He took up the sport competitively in 2012. (sahof.org.au, 28 Sep 2020)

"I wasn't really into swimming when I was younger. I was more of an all-rounder with basketball, footy, cricket and swimming. I only swam for fun but as I got better, I realised this is my sport, I'll do this." (stmichaels.vic.edu.au, 11 May 2018)

To win 10 Paralympic gold medals. (vis.org.au, 18 Nov 2017)

Being selected for the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (swimming.org.au, 15 Sep 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps, Australian swimmer Ellie Cole. (vis.org.au, 18 Nov 2017; sahof.org.au, 28 Sep 2020)

Before getting on the blocks, he slaps his legs, splashes his face seven times and swings his arms. Once on the blocks, he does a forearm stretch. (sahof.org.au, 28 Sep 2020)

Philosophy:

"I'm someone who doesn't like taking the easy option. I like taking the hard option. I always feel like I can achieve more than what I have to date." (stmichaels.vic.edu.au, 11 May 2018)

In 2019 he was named the Echuca Moama Junior Sportstar of the Year in Victoria, Australia. (riverineherald.com.au, 17 Feb 2020)

He took part in the Queen's baton relay in his hometown of Echuca, VIC, Australia, ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (sportaccessfoundation.org.au, 16 Feb 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 19 Jan 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (sportaccessfoundation.org.au, 26 Oct 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (sportaccessfoundation.org.au, 26 Oct 2017)

Impairment Details
His right foot was amputated from below the ankle at age two following a collision with a ride-on lawn mower. (sportaccessfoundation.org.au, 26 Oct 2017)

General
IMPROVISED TRAINING
Due to restrictions imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 he spent time training at the dam at his family's dairy farm in Echuca, VIC, Australia. "It's always been a bit of a joke about swimming in the dam and once they said all pools in Victoria are closed mum looked at me and said, 'Yep, we're getting it done tomorrow'. Mum was the brains of the whole set-up. So, there are leeches, fish and yabbies [crayfish]. I had an encounter with a leech on my foot, which wasn't too bad. I sort of yanked it off and threw it back into the water. Obviously I'm out in the dam so there's no roof or anything to guide me in a straight line, there's no proper flags for knowing where you are in the water, but really you just use what you've got. When I first jumped in it was freezing. It's really only the weather I'm concerned about because I could easily get crook [sick] or swallow some dirty water. But look, when you love the sport that much you'll do anything to train really." (abc.net.au, 12 Apr 2020)

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Legend

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

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