Joe Litchfield

British swimmer (born 1998)

Joe Richard Litchfield [1]
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 26)
Chesterfield, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×200 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 200 m medley
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hódmezővásárhely 200 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle

Joe Richard Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer.[2][3] 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 and he is the son of former professional footballer, Peter Litchfield.[4]

Career

He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[5] 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.

In the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held in Tokyo in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the swimmer made his Olympic debut. Litchfield was a part of the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on a placing in the final. Individually, he also competed in the 200m Individual Medley.[7][8]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Litchfield won a bronze as in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[9]

After winning the 100 metres butterfly at the 2024 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Litchfield sealed his place at the 2024 Summer Olympics for the relay event.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Richard LITCHFIELD | Results | World Aquatics Official".
  2. ^ "Joe Litchfield excited to make Olympics history with brother Max". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Double trouble as Litchfield brothers get set for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Oxford Mail. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Joe Litchfield". Team GB. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's 100 metre backstroke: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ Yashio, T.; Murayama, A.; Kami, M.; Ozaki, A.; Tanimoto, T.; Rodriguez-Morales, A. J. (2021). "COVID-19 infection during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 44. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102205. PMC 8590505. PMID 34785374.
  7. ^ "Joe Litchfield thanks parents and Doncaster Dartes for his success". 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Joe Litchfield".
  9. ^ "Greenbank and relay boys deliver Worlds medal double". British Swimming. 23 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Speedo Aquatics GB Swimming Championships 2024". Swimming.org. Retrieved 9 April 2024.