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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Osaka, Japan | 25 September 2003||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | USC Spartans SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Casey Atkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricky Betar (born 25 September 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and has been selected for 2024 Summer Paralympics . [1]
He was born 25 September 2003 in Osaka, Japan. [2] His father is Australian and mother is Japanese. He attended Moorebank High School. [3]
He is classified as a S14 swimmer. Betar has been swimming since he was 10 years old. [4] At the 2019 Australian Championships, he took home five medals at the national champs and broke an INAS world record for the 50m freestyle. [4] His time of 1:02.03 in the 100m backstroke resulted in him on making his maiden Australian team for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. [4] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, he was a member of the Australian team that won the bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay S14. He also competed in the Men's 200m Freestyle S14, Men's 100m Backstroke S14, Men's 100m Butterfly S14 and Men's 100m Butterfly S14. [2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Betar teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ruby Storm, and Benjamin Hance in the Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14. [5] They won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.38, just under 6 seconds behind the winners, Great Britain, who set a world record. [6] Betar also qualified for the finals in the 200 m freestyle S14 and 100 m butterfly S14 and finished seventh and eighth respectively. [7] He also competed in the 100 m backstroke S14 but failed to advance to the Final. [8] He competed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England but did not medal.
Betar has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [9]
In 2024, he is coached by Casey Atkins at USC Spartans SC. [10]
In 2019, he was awarded the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship. [11]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Osaka, Japan | 25 September 2003||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | USC Spartans SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Casey Atkins | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ricky Betar (born 25 September 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and has been selected for 2024 Summer Paralympics . [1]
He was born 25 September 2003 in Osaka, Japan. [2] His father is Australian and mother is Japanese. He attended Moorebank High School. [3]
He is classified as a S14 swimmer. Betar has been swimming since he was 10 years old. [4] At the 2019 Australian Championships, he took home five medals at the national champs and broke an INAS world record for the 50m freestyle. [4] His time of 1:02.03 in the 100m backstroke resulted in him on making his maiden Australian team for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. [4] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, he was a member of the Australian team that won the bronze medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay S14. He also competed in the Men's 200m Freestyle S14, Men's 100m Backstroke S14, Men's 100m Butterfly S14 and Men's 100m Butterfly S14. [2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Betar teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ruby Storm, and Benjamin Hance in the Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14. [5] They won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.38, just under 6 seconds behind the winners, Great Britain, who set a world record. [6] Betar also qualified for the finals in the 200 m freestyle S14 and 100 m butterfly S14 and finished seventh and eighth respectively. [7] He also competed in the 100 m backstroke S14 but failed to advance to the Final. [8] He competed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England but did not medal.
Betar has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [9]
In 2024, he is coached by Casey Atkins at USC Spartans SC. [10]
In 2019, he was awarded the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship. [11]