Reagan Wickens
 2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Wickens | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Reagan Wickens |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 16 December 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly, medley |
| Classifications | S6, SB5, SM6 |
Reagan Wickens (born 16 December 1994) is an Australian swimmer. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming, but did not medal.
Personal[edit]
Wickens was born on 16 December 1994 and is from Grays Point, New South Wales.[1][2] He has three brothers.[3] He has Achondraplasia.[1] As of 2012[update] he attends St Patrick's College, Sutherland where he was in year 12.[3]
Swimming[edit]
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Wickens is an S6 classified swimmer.[1][4] Reagan started swimming at his local pool, Sutherland leisure centre, at a young age and first competed at the age of 10 in school carnivals.[1] He competed at the 2009 Youth Paralympics in four different swimming strokes, and taking home five medals, one of which was gold.[1] He competed at the 2011 New South Wales Multi Class Championships, where he competed in three events and finished first in all of them. That year, he also competed Para-Pan Pacific Championships where he earned four silver medals and two gold medals.[1] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[2][4][5] in the 400 m Freestyle, 50 m Butterfly, 50 m Freestyle, 200 m Individual medley, 100 m Backstroke and 100 m Freestyle. He left for Wales for a team training camp on 10 August 2012 before the start of the Games.[3] He did not medal at the 2012 Games.[1]
At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, he finished seventh in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6, twelfth in the Men's 50m Butterfly S6, Men's 100m Freestyle S6, and Men's 200m Individual Medley SM6 and Men's 100m Backstroke S6.[6]
Personal bests[edit]
| Course | Event | Time | Meet | Swim Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 50m Backstroke | 46.42 | 2012 Victorian Championships | 15-Jan-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 100m Backstroke | 01:34.9 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 11-Feb-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 50m Breaststroke | 53.69 | 2012 Victorian Championships | 14-Jan-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 100m Breaststroke | 02:01.2 | 2011 Swimming NSW MC Championship Meet | 22-Oct-2011 | [7] |
| Long | 50m Butterfly | 39.75 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan Championships | 4-Mar-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 100m Butterfly | 01:26.0 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 21-Mar-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 50m Freestyle | 35.82 | 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships | 16-Mar-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 100m Freestyle | 01:15.5 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 12-Feb-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 200m Freestyle | 02:43.7 | 2011 Swimming NSW MC Championship Meet | 22-Oct-2011 | [7] |
| Long | 400m Freestyle | 05:23.1 | 2012 NSW State Open Championships All Events | 11-Feb-2012 | [7] |
| Long | 200m Medley | 03:15.3 | 2012 Victorian Championships | 15-Jan-2012 | [7] |
| Short | 50m Backstroke | 47.05 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 15-Jul-2012 | [7] |
| Short | 50m Breaststroke | 55.94 | 2011 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 16-Jul-2011 | [7] |
| Short | 50m Butterfly | 39.96 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 15-Jul-2012 | [7] |
| Short | 100m Butterfly | 01:34.2 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 2-Jul-2011 | [7] |
| Short | 50m Freestyle | 36.2 | 2012 NSW Metropolitan SC Championships | 14-Jul-2012 | [7] |
| Short | 100m Freestyle | 01:19.4 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 1-Jul-2011 | [7] |
| Short | 400m Freestyle | 05:39.4 | 2011 Australian Short Course Championships | 2-Jul-2011 | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Reagan Wickens". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b Carayannis, Michael (20 July 2012). "The Carry On: Record number of runners ready". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney — News". Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Paralympic Committee. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team". ABC News. ABC Grandstand Sport — ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Reagan Wickens". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Reagan Wickens personal bests". Swimming Western Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2012.