Andrew Jeffcoat
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Trevor Jeffcoat
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999
Port Macquarie
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubClub37
CoachMitchell Nairn
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham50 m backstroke
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Port Moresby100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2018 Port Moresby200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Port Moresby50 m backstroke

Andrew Jeffcoat (born 22 July 1999) is a New Zealand swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.[2] As of November 2022, he holds all three backstroke overall short course New Zealand records.[3][4][5]

In April 2022 Jeffcoat was selected alongside six other debutants in a twelve-strong team to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6] He competed in all of the backstroke events, the 50, 100, and 200,[6] and he won gold in the 50.[7]

Personal best times

As of 27 November 2022.

Long Course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s) ref
50 m backstroke24.65 2022 Commonwealth Games 1 August 2022 NR [7]
100 m backstroke53.72 2021 Waikato Championships 29 May 2021 [8]
200 m backstroke1:58.51 2019 McDonald's Queensland Championships 17 December 2019 [9]
Short Course
Event Time Meet Date Note(s) ref
50 m backstroke23.46 NSS SC Invitational 9 October 2020 NR [3]
100 m backstroke51.02 NSS SC Invitational 6 October 2020 NR [4]
200 m backstroke1:53.57 NSS SC Invitational 10 October 2020 NR [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ashby, Jeffcoat and McCarthy shine for NZ on day 3". Swimming New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Men's 50m Backstroke". FINA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Jeffcoat Lowers Newly-Minted 50 Back NZL National Record". SwimSwam. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Jeffcoat & Crawford rack up NZL National Records in Auckland". SwimSwam. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Jeffcoat Wraps Up Trifecta of NZL Backstroke Records". SwimSwam. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Twelve Swimmers Named for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. 1 2 Shannon, Kris (2 August 2022). "Andrew Jeffcoat surges to victory in 50m backstroke final". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Waikato Swimming Championships 21 - 25/02/2022 to 27/02/2022" (PDF). Swimming Waikato. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "2019 McDonald's Queensland Championships - 14/12/2019 to 20/12/2019 Results" (PDF). Swimming Queensland. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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