13 Facts About Joshua Alford

Joshua Alford was born on 25 May 1995 and is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.

Joshua Alford competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, placing sixth in the S14 200m Freestyle final.

Joshua Alford was born in Canberra to Lorraine and Bob Joshua Alford but raised in Cooma, where he began swimming as a three-year-old for the Cooma Swimming Club.

Joshua Alford is still a loyal a loyal member of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club, being previously coached by David Murphy.

Joshua Alford competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with an intellectual disability.

In 2013 Joshua Alford won eight gold medals whilst competing for the NSW All Schools team at the Australian School Sports Championships, with five of those wins resulting in Australian Age multi-class records.

Joshua Alford started swimming professionally in 2014, competing at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships where he set personal best times in the 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle races, as well as in the 50m Backstroke- he subsequently made the finals in all five events.

Joshua Alford was selected to compete for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he made a strong first international showing, placing 6th in the S14 200m Freestyle final.

Joshua Alford was selected to compete at the 2015 INAS Global Games -a competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities- in Ecuador, where he won Gold in the 100m Freestyle and Silver in the 50m Freestyle.

Joshua Alford won silver in the 100m and 400m Freestyle, and received bronze in the 200m Freestyle.

Joshua Alford performed well at the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships, placing 3rd in the Men's 50m Freestyle Multi-Class; 2nd in the 100m Freestyle; and 3rd in the 200m Freestyle.

Joshua Alford finished eighth in the final of Men's 100m Backstroke, however didn't progress to the finals in Men's 200m Freestyle S14 and Men's 200m Individual Medley SM14.

Joshua Alford aims to represent Australia at the 2019 INAS Global Games in Brisbane.