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KNOX |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 08 Jan 2001
in Leeds, ENG |
| Height | 1.91 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming in New Zealand and took up the sport competitively at age eight at Foothills Stingrays Swim Club in Canada. |
Club / Team |
HPC Ontario: Toronto, ON, CAN |
Name of coach |
Ben Titley [club]; Martyn Wilby [national] |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Snowboarding, skateboarding. (Okotoks Mavericks Swimming Facebook page, 19 Jun 2021) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Todd Melton. (okotoksonline.com, 11 Jul 2021) |
Injuries |
In January 2021 he broke his hand but delayed bone graft surgery [from his hip] to repair it. He had the operation in September 2021 after competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 10 Nov 2021; Abby Knox Facebook profile, 28 Oct 2021)
He fractured his right ankle six weeks before the 2017 Canada Summer Games. He recovered within five weeks and won five medals at the event in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (olympic.ca, 25 Aug 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"There are things that I can always work on. There's never going to be a time where I just hit a level where it's, 'Oh that was a perfect swim' because nothing can really be perfect. You can always be better at something." (okotoksonline.com, 11 Jul 2021) |
Other information |
BORN IN ENGLAND
He was born in England, moved to New Zealand at age two and lived there until he was age seven. He and his family then moved to Okotoks, AB, Canada. "I was born in the UK. My dad's from Scotland and my mother's from England. Two years later [we] moved to New Zealand, that's kind of where I grew up, that's where I learned to read and write, started swimming, not competitively. Right around eight years old I moved to Okotoks, Alberta." (Okotoks Mavericks Swimming Facebook page, 15 Jun 2021; Nobody Asks Podcast YouTube channel, 18 Mar 2021)
MOTIVATION
He has been motivated to achieve success at international level by the achievement of Canadian female swimmers. "The men's side definitely has not been up to their standard for a long time. I think as one of the younger swimmers and seeing the women produce world record swims, world championship medals, it really motivates us on the guys' side to step up and get to their level. And I think there's a big group of us who see these women produce those fast times, and we want to be part of that success. We're really pushing and bringing our game to get next level, and we're excited to show what we're working on." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 17 Jun 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 17 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:58.29 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
1:59.60 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
53.05 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
1:54.22 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
51.70 |
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