McCREA Leo

Date of Birth: 9 Nov 2003

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SB5,S6,SM6

Place of residence : POOLE

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6
	Men's 400m Freestyle - S6
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB5	5
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
8	400m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	5:32.57
9	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	32.36
11	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2019	London, GBR	1:32.72
13	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:11.73
14	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2019	London, GBR	3:03.44
European Championships
4	100m Breaststroke - SB5	2020	Funchal, POR	1:34.63
5	400m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	5:32.44
7	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2020	Funchal, POR	3:13.52
8	100m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:13.46
9	50m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	33.49

Supporting English football club Crystal Palace. (Twitter profile, 02 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Mount Kelly Swimming [Tavistock, GBR]

He began swimming at a young age in England, and took part in his first Dwarf Sports Association UK event at age eight. "I always loved to swim from a young age. One year I competed at the Dwarf Sport Games in Birmingham where there were a range of sports you could compete in for fun against other people with dwarfism of all ages. I competed in the swimming gala." (sportsaid.org.uk, 20 Dec 2017)

He was inspired by British Para swimmer Ellie Simmonds. "Ellie has the same impairment as me. I was lucky to first meet her at my first Dwarf Games, when I was only eight years old. Later I was able to watch her at the Paralympics in London in 2012, when she got her world record and won another gold medal in the 400m freestyle. It gave me butterflies in my tummy. This encouraged me to pursue my dreams. If she can do it, I can too." (sportsaid.org.uk, 20 Dec 2017)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (mags4dorset.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

British Para swimmer Ellie Simmonds. (sportsaid.org.uk, 20 Dec 2017)

He was named 2018 Para Swimmer of the Year at Swim England's national awards ceremony. (Dwarf Sports Association UK Facebook page, 28 Nov 2018; bournemouthecho.co.uk, 23 Dec 2018)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 05 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (mags4dorset.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (mags4dorset.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (mags4dorset.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

General
REPRESENTING SWITZERLAND
He was raised in England by a Swiss mother and a British father. After progressing as a swimmer at Bournemouth Collegiate School and on Swim England's development programme, he was invited in 2018 to join Great Britain's Para Swimming Academy Squad. The academy is the first step towards the organisation's World Class Podium programme for athletes targeting medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games. But an opportunity to join the Swiss Para swimming team meant he would have a more realistic chance of competing at major events earlier, including the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The Swiss Paralympic Committee helped fast-track a passport request, and he began representing the nation in 2019. "It has always been my dream to get into the Paralympics, not only in Tokyo 2020 but also Paris 2024." (paralympics.org.uk, 19 Oct 2018; swimming.org, 10 Nov 2018; bournemouthcollegiateschool.co.uk, 14 Mar 2019; mags4dorset.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

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Legend

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

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