Aaron Moores MBE (born 16 May 1994) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in the S14 category, mainly in the backstroke and breaststroke. In 2010 he set a new British record in his class for the 50m breaststroke and after qualifying for the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke. Aaron was awarded his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt at Gracie Barra Frome in Somerset by professor Callum Swift 3 August 2022.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1994 Trowbridge, England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Trowbridge ASC |
| Coached by | Sarah Paton |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2012 |
Career history
editMoores was born in Trowbridge, England in 1994.[1] Moores, who has a learning disability, began swimming at the age of 10.[2] He joined Trowbridge Swimming Club and entered his first national championship when he entered the 5th British Learning Disability Swimming Championship in Sheffield on 10 July 2010.[3] He recorded a time of 31.08 in the 50m breaststroke, a national record. He also collected four golds and a silver in other events at the meet.
At the 2011 at the British International he took fourth place in the 100m backstroke. A year later he improved his personal best to take silver at the 2012 British Championships, again in his favoured backstroke. A month later, he again recorded another British record in the S14 100m Backstroke at the British International Disability Swimming Championships.[1] He came second in his heat, with a time of 1:05.15, behind the winner and fellow Paralympian Jonathan Fox.[4]
His results in the British Internationals saw Moores selected for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, in both the S14 100m backstroke and the SB14 100m breaststroke.[5] In the 100m backstroke, Moore recorded a time of 1:04.80, finishing in silver medal position behind Marc Evers of the Netherlands.[6]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Moores failed to advance from his heat in the 100m backstroke S14, but won gold in the 100m breaststroke SB14.[7]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Meet The Team - Aaron Moores". swimming.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Aaron Moores". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Trowbridge Amateur Swimming Club Member takes British Record". swimtrowbridge.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "BIDSC 2012 Day One Live Updates and Videos". swimming.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "PARALYMPICS: Aaron gets by with a little help from his friends". gazetteandherald.co.uk. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Domm, Matt (31 August 2012). "Result: Aaron Moores takes silver in S14 backstroke". sportsmole.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N21.