Australia Para Swim Star Timothy Hodge Sets His Second World Record Of The Day In The 200m Individual Medley
Australia Para swim star Timothy Hodge has tonight accomplished something rare in the swimming world, setting not one but two world record in one day on Queensland’s Gold Coast at the Australian Championships.
The 22-year-old from ACU Blacktown in Sydney’s west, smashed his own world mark set in this morning’s heats in the SM9 200m individual medley, clocking a new world record time of 2:12.06 on the final night of the Australian Championships.
ABREAST OF THE TIMES: Timothy Hodge in world record form. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia)
It was in fact the third time he has lowered the mark this year – breaking his own time at the World Para Series event at the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre.
Hodge was under this morning’s world record splits from the very first 50m butterfly and by the time he touched the wall at the end of the freestyle leg he was– 0.90 under the old mark of 2:12.97 (
And admitted to break the record twice was “a dream come true” for himself and coach Misha Payne.
“I’ve got to say I’m very, very happy with that time and to break that world record twice was amazing.
“I’ll go back and sit with my coach and work out what we did right and what we can improve on moving forward.”
Hodge also praised his mentor – Australia’s greatest Para swimmer in Matthew Cowdrey, who held the 200 IM world mark before Hodge first broke it last year at the World Championships.
Event 49 Men 12 & Over 200 LC Metre IM Multi-Class
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== A Final ===
1 HODGE, TIMOTHY SM9 22 ACUB 2:12.97 2:12.06 (SM9 World Record)
r:+0.72 28.44 1:02.01 (33.57)
1:40.50 (38.49) 2:12.06 (31.56)
2 BETAR, RICKY SM14 19 CRUIZ 2:13.68 2:12.72
r:+0.61 27.10 1:00.53 (33.43)
1:42.34 (41.81) 2:12.72 (30.38)
3 SCHLUTER, LIAM SM14 24 USCS 2:15.05 2:14.92
r:+0.77 27.76 1:03.70 (35.94)
1:44.72 (41.02) 2:14.92 (30.20)
WORLD RECORD CHASE: The style that earned Timothy Hodge two world records in one day. Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr (Swimming Australia).
Tim Hodge on the fly.Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr Swimming Australia