Andrew Pasterfield

Andrew Bruce Pasterfield, OAM is a Paralympic swimmer from Australia.

Andrew Pasterfield
2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Pasterfield
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Pasterfield
Nickname(s)Pasty
Nationality Australia
Born (1989-11-23) 23 November 1989
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClassificationsS10, SB9, SM10
ClubCastle Hill RSL
Cranbrook Eastern Edge
CoachGreg Morrison

Swimming

Andrew Bruce Pasterfield competed in the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, held in Eindhoven, Netherlands where he won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay event.[1][2]

Pasterfield at the 2012 London Paralympics
Pasterfield at the 2012 London Paralympics

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Pasterfield won a gold in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay 34 points, and three bronzes in the Men's 50 m Freestyle S10, 100 m Freestyle S10 and Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 points.[3][4] He also participated in the Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 and Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 events.[4]

He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[2]

In 2016, he was awarded Speedo Services to the Australian Swim Team at the Swimming Australia Awards.[5]

See also

References
  1. Wake 2010, p. 4
  2. "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "Andrew Pasterfield - Athlete Results". London 2012 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. Results for Andrew Pasterfield from the International Paralympic Committee (archived). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. "Swimming Australia Gala Dinner 2016". Swimming Australia website. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

Bibliography
  • Wake, Rebekka (September 2010). "Golden Glow Over Australian Swimming". Australian Paralympian. Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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