Joshua Donald Gilbert (born 9 June 2001) is a New Zealand swimmer[1] specializing in breaststroke.
Swimming career
editGilbert began swimming at a young age under Clive Wheeler at Stratford Flyers swimming club in Taranaki, New Zealand. Gilbert later joined Evolution Aquatics Tauranga before becoming one of the first swimmers to join Club 37[2] in Auckland, New Zealand.
Gilbert was a highly successful junior swimmer[3][4][5] medaling in age-group state and national championships in New Zealand and Australia and setting multiple regional and national age-group records as a junior swimmer[6][7][8][9][10]. Gilbert is a multiple national champion and has achieved multiple clean-sweeps in the breaststroke events at the New Zealand short-course and long-course Championships[11][12][13].
Gilbert represents New Zealand at international competitions[14][15][16] including the FINA short-course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia and the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan where he was part of relay teams setting national records.
Gilbert swam the breaststroke leg of the 4 x 100m medley relay on 18 December 2022 at the FINA short-course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia with the team swimming a New Zealand record in a time of 3:26.68[17].
Gilbert swam the breaststroke leg of the 4 x 50m mixed medley relay on 14 December 2022 at the FINA short-course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia with the team swimming a New Zealand record in a time of 1:39.53[18].
Gilbert swam the breaststroke leg of the 4 x 100m mixed medley relay on 26 July 2023 at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan with the team swimming a New Zealand record in a time of 3:49.26[19][20].
On 21 August 2024 Gilbert set the New Zealand short-course record for 200m breaststroke[21] in a time of 2:04.57[22], a record previously held by Glenn Snyders since 2008.
On 23 August 2024 Gilbert set the New Zealand short-course record for 100m breaststroke[23] in a time of 57.57[24], a record previously held by Glenn Snyders since 2014. In his post-race interview Gilbert stated he had been present as a 13-year-old in Wellington, New Zealand to witness Snyders set the record he had just taken from him[25].
Citations
edit- ^ dale493 (2024-08-20). "Gilbert & Gasson Star On Day One". Swimming NZ. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/south-taranaki-star/20150115/282063390351577. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Stratford teenager grabs third victory in Queensland swim championships". archive.swimming.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Record smasher - Stratford Press News". NZ Herald. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Record smasher - Stratford Press News". NZ Herald. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Two medals in day one of Australian Age Champs". archive.swimming.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/taranaki-daily-news/20150422/282054800571060. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ agm-minutes_25-june-2022.pdf (evolutionaquatics.co.nz)
- ^ Writer, Matthew De George-Senior (2024-04-13). "NZ Swimming Championships: Taiko Torepe-Ormsby Blasts 50 Free Record for Paris Ticket". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "New Zealand at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships", Wikipedia, 2024-02-15, retrieved 2024-10-19
- ^ "PERFORMANCE & COAHING | Swimming New Zealand". Swimming NZ. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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- ^ New Zealand 4x100m Mixed Medley Team Smashes NZ Record at World Aquatics Championships | Sportzhub
- ^ "List of New Zealand records in swimming", Wikipedia, 2024-08-22, retrieved 2024-08-23
- ^ Race, Retta (2024-08-21). "Joshua Gilbert Downs New Zealand Record In Men's SCM 200 Breast". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "List of New Zealand records in swimming", Wikipedia, 2024-08-22, retrieved 2024-08-23
- ^ Race, Retta (2024-08-23). "Joshua Gilbert Lowers New Zealand Record In SCM 100 Breast". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ Swimming New Zealand (2024-08-12). Session Eight | 2024 Apollo Projects New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships. Retrieved 2024-08-23 – via YouTube.