Anthony Stephens
Sport/Event: Swimming
Date and Place of Birth: 1986, Reading, UK
Height: 175cm
Weight: 50kg
Occupation: Swimmer
Clubs: Swansea Performance
Biography:
His first Great Britain selection was in 2001 and Anthony went on to win a silver and three bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympics. Classification S5, SB4, S5.
Anthony has attended two Paralympic Games, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and has been selected for London 2012.
In Beijing Anthony achieved 6th: 50m Freestyle (S5), 4th: 100m Freestyle (S5) and bronze: 200m Freestyle (S5).
Prior to that he had great success in Athens in 2004. He achieved bronze: 50m Freestyle (S5), bronze: 100m Freestyle (S5), silver: 200m Freestyle (S5), 7th: 50m Backstroke (S5), 5th: 200m Individual Medley (S5), bronze: 4x50m Freestyle Relay (20pts) and 6th: 4x50m Medley Relay (20pts).
Career highlights:
Gold – 200m freestyle, IPC World Championships in Durban, South Africa, 2006
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