11 Facts About Timothy Disken

Timothy Disken has an older brother Jeff who played water polo at a national level in Australia.

Timothy Disken began participating in swimming aged 4, as a form of therapy for his cerebral palsy and started to compete in the sport at age 10.

Timothy Disken was selected to attend a development camp, along with other swimmers who were seen as having potential ahead of the 2016 Paralympics.

In 2014, Timothy Disken then went on to win gold in the 50 LC backstroke event at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane.

Timothy Disken made his senior international debut at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena CA Where he won bronze in the Men's S9 400m freestyle and gold in the Men 100 LC Meter breaststroke.

In October 2017 Timothy Disken required emergency brain surgery while competing for Australia in Toronto, Canada.

Timothy Disken has shunted hydrocephalus and the shunt broke, leaving him unconscious within hours.

Timothy Disken fought back after his recovery and represented Australia at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal in S9 100m freestyle and Gold in SB8 100m breaststroke.

Timothy Disken's team won the silver medal in a time of 4:07.70, just over a second behind the winners, RPC, who set a new world record.

Timothy Disken was selected to compete at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Timothy Disken is coached by Yuriy Vdovychenko at the National Training Centre in Canberra.