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British swimmer
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8 July 1998(Pontefract, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Joe Litchfield (born 8 July 1998) is a British swimmer. 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. 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.