Joe Litchfield

Joe Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer.[1][2] He has won gold medals as part of a team at the European Championship, and a team bronze at the World Championship. His older brother Max Litchfield is also a swimmer.

Joe Litchfield
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest4×200 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei200 m medley
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Hódmezővásárhely200 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×200 m freestyle

Career

He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[3] He won two gold medals as part of the team, swimming in the heats but not in finals, in 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 100 m mixed medley. He was also part of the team that won a silver in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Litchfield won a bronze as in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[4]

References

  1. "Joe Litchfield excited to make Olympics history with brother Max". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "Double trouble as Litchfield brothers get set for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. "Men's 100 metre backstroke: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. "Greenbank and relay boys deliver Worlds medal double". British Swimming. 23 June 2022.


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