Timothy's greatest achievement to date
“My best achievement was last year at the World Para Swimming Championships where, in the 200-metre individual medley, I was lucky enough to break the world record for the first time.”
The World Record had previously been held by Matthew Cowdrey, Australia's most decorated Paralympian, since 2008. Timothy says, “That record had been standing for quite a while, and no one had been able to touch it. I surprised myself by breaking it.”
Timothy elaborates, “During the race you have an idea of where your competitors are but you don’t know how fast you’re going. The first thing I noticed when I hit the wall was the noise.
“If you hit the wall first at a World Championships, the music starts up and the commentators usually start screaming but I heard him screaming ‘New World Record!’ and I thought ‘You’re kidding me’.
“I turned around and looked at the board and saw the number one and World Record against my name. That was incredible – it was something I’d been chasing for 10 years and I finally had it!”
Since that moment of glory in Portugal, Timothy has gone on to break the record another three times.
What is Timothy hoping to achieve in Paris 2024?
With qualifiers looming in January and February, Timothy is hoping to compete in six to seven events in Paris. His main events are the 100-metre backstroke, 100-metre butterfly and 400-metre freestyle. Timothy is also hoping he’ll be selected for a couple of relays. Of course, there’s also his favourite event - the 200-metre individual medley. The medley combines butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, in that order. Timothy has won the event in the last two World Championships and, as the current World Record holder, he’s hoping to take home Gold in Paris and possibly another World Record!
As a talented young athlete and spark in the Energy Transition space, the best for Timothy is yet to come!
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