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| Born | 23 November 1995 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chris Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Clegg (born 23 November 1995) is a British Paralympic swimmer.
Early life
Clegg was born in Stockport in Greater Manchester, before moving to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. He attended the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh.
Career
He won bronze in the Men's 100 metre backstroke S12 and Men’s 100 metre freestyle in 2020, in which he broke the British record with a time of 53.43.
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Clegg won his first Paralympic gold medal in the Men's S12 100m backstroke. On 7 September 2024 he won his second gold of the Paralympics in the Mens S12 100m butterfly final.
Clegg was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to swimming.
Personal life
He is the brother of fellow para-swimmer James Clegg and para-athlete Libby Clegg.
References
- ^ a b Toney, James (27 August 2021). "Paralympics 2021: Relieved Stephen Clegg won't settle until medal is gold; Maria Lyle lands bronze". scotsman.com. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Swimming: CLEGG Stephen". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Stephen Clegg". Scottish Swimming. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Clegg revels in first Paralympic gold". The Westmorland Gazette. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Clegg banished his demons by going back to the pool". 27 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Jewell, Alan (31 August 2024). "Tai, Clegg and Ellard all win gold within 40 minutes". BBC. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: GB swimmer Stephen Clegg wins second gold medal". BBC Sport. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
- Stephen Clegg at British Swimming
- Stephen Clegg at ParalympicsGB
- Stephen Clegg at the International Paralympic Committee
- Stephen Clegg at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
