Joshua Beaver (born 1 March 1993) is an Australian swimmer who specialises in
backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...
. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in the
100 metre backstroke and the
200 metre backstroke.
He finished 13th and 10th in the semifinals, respectively.
Beaver also competed in the
200 metre backstroke at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...
in Kazan and is a
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
medalist. Competing at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, he won silver in the 200m backstroke and medley relay, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.
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1993 births
Living people
Australian male backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
21st-century Australian people
People from Dandenong, Victoria
Swimmers from Melbourne
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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