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| club = Auburn Swim Clubb
| club = USC Spartans SC
| coach = Clinton Camilleri
| coach = Casey Atkins
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At the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo Paralympics]], Betar teamed up with [[Madeleine McTernan]], [[Ruby Storm]], and [[Benjamin Hance]] in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – freestyle relay#Mixed S14 4x100m|Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=The Roar}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/new-trio-of-dolphins-completes-prestigious-commonwealth-games-pod/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia}}</ref> Betar also qualified for the finals in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S14|200 m freestyle S14]] and [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly S14|100 m butterfly S14]] and finished seventh and eighth respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=The Roar}}</ref> He also competed in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S14|100 m backstroke S14]] but failed to advance to the Final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ricky Betar|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498308-betar-ricky.htm|access-date=7 October 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007051207/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498308-betar-ricky.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo Paralympics]], Betar teamed up with [[Madeleine McTernan]], [[Ruby Storm]], and [[Benjamin Hance]] in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – freestyle relay#Mixed S14 4x100m|Mixed 4 x 100 m freestyle S14]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=The Roar}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/new-trio-of-dolphins-completes-prestigious-commonwealth-games-pod/ |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia}}</ref> Betar also qualified for the finals in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S14|200 m freestyle S14]] and [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly S14|100 m butterfly S14]] and finished seventh and eighth respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=The Roar}}</ref> He also competed in the [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S14|100 m backstroke S14]] but failed to advance to the Final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ricky Betar|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498308-betar-ricky.htm|access-date=7 October 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007051207/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498308-betar-ricky.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Betar has a been selected to compete at the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Paris, France]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/06/paralympics-australia-names-swimming-team-for-paris-2024-games/ |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Paralympics Australia}}</ref>
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In 2019, he was awarded the [[Kurt Fearnley]] Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/kurt-fearnley-scholarships-to-support-future-stars/|title=Kurt Fearnley scholarships to support future stars/|website=Commonwealth Games Australia website|date=5 April 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>


In 2024, he is coached by Casey Atkins at USC Spartans SC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Australian Championships - Queenslandresults |url=https://qld.swimming.org.au/news-articles/2024-australian-championships-queensland-results |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=Queensland Swimming}}</ref>

==Recognition==
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In 2019, he was awarded the [[Kurt Fearnley]] Scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/kurt-fearnley-scholarships-to-support-future-stars/|title=Kurt Fearnley scholarships to support future stars/|website=Commonwealth Games Australia website|date=5 April 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
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[[Category:Australian male freestyle swimmers]]
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Revision as of 02:10, 15 June 2024

Ricky Betar
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21)
Osaka, Japan
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS14, SB14, SM14
ClubUSC Spartans SC
Coached byCasey Atkins
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14
World Para Swimming Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay S14

Ricky Betar (born 25 September 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with an intellectual disability. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

Personal

He was born 25 September 2003 in Osaka, Japan.[2] His father is Australian and mother is Japanese. He attended Moorebank High School.[3]

Swimming career

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Storm teamed up with Madeleine McTernan, Ricky Betar 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 has been swimming since he was 10 years old.[4] He is classified as a S14 swimmer. 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]

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]

Recognition

In 2019, he was awarded the Kurt Fearnley Scholarship.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ricky Betar". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ Conway, Doug (14 September 2016). "Ashford student Ricky Betar is set for stardom in the pool". Liverpool Leader. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Ricky Betar". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "New Trio Of Dolphins Completes Prestigious Commonwealth Games Pod". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Ricky Betar". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Australian Championships - Queenslandresults". Queensland Swimming. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Kurt Fearnley scholarships to support future stars/". Commonwealth Games Australia website. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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