Barry McClements
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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 2001 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ireland / Northern Ireland (Commenwealth Games) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S9, SB8, SM9 S10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ards Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Davy Johnston | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Barry McClements (born 6 December 2001) is a para swimmer from Ards, Ireland.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]McClements was born with fibular hemimelia, where part of the fibula is missing; his right leg was amputated above the knee at 10 months old, and he competes in the disability class S9, SB8, SM9.[4]
Career
[edit]McClements represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, his best finish being seventh place in the 100 metre backstroke S9.[5]
He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, at the 100 m backstroke S9 event, become the first Northern Irish medallist in swimming at the Commonwealth Games.[6]
McClements won a bronze medal at the Para Swimming European Championships 2024 from lane 8 in the S9 100m Butterfly.
McClements won Silver finishing second behind Timothy Hodge of Australia in the 100m Backstroke S9 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Swimming | Athlete Profile: Barry McClements - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Barry McClements". Paralympics.ie.
- ↑ "Barry McClements". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited.
- ↑ "Barry McClements - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ↑ "Paralympics: Ards swimmer Barry McClements edged out of final spot on Games debut". 25 August 2021 – via BelfastTelegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "McClements wins Northern Ireland's first swimming medal at Commonwealth Games". The42.ie. 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Silver for McClements on day two of Commonwealth Games". 26 July 2026.
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Male swimmers from Northern Ireland
- Irish male freestyle swimmers
- Irish male backstroke swimmers
- Irish male butterfly swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Ireland
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Northern Ireland
- Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- People from Dundonald, County Down
- Sportspeople from Newtownards
- 21st-century Irish people
- 21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships