Joe Litchfield
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998
Chesterfield, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2023 Fukuoka4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest4×200 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei200 m medley
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Baku4×100 m medley
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Hódmezővásárhely200 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham4×200 m freestyle

Joe Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer.[1][2] He has won gold medals as part of a team at the European Championship, and a team bronze at the World Championship. His older brother Max Litchfield is also a swimmer.

Career

He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary.[3] He won two gold medals as part of the team, swimming in the heats but not in finals, in 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle and 4 × 100 m mixed medley. He was also part of the team that won a silver in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Litchfield won a bronze as in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Litchfield excited to make Olympics history with brother Max". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Double trouble as Litchfield brothers get set for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's 100 metre backstroke: Start list" (PDF). Budapest 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Greenbank and relay boys deliver Worlds medal double". British Swimming. 23 June 2022.


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