Alec Staffy
Personal information
NicknameBunbury
NationalityAustralian
Born (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityDyskinetic Cerebral Palsy
Disability classS10, SM10
ClubBunbury Swimming Club
Coached byMartin Roberts
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester200 m medley SM10
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 100 m butterfly S10

Alex Saffy (born 1 October 2005)[1] is an Australian swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Personal

Saffy was born on 1 October 2005 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[1] He was diagnosed with dyskinetic cerebral palsy when he was 12 years old. He was a top age group swimmer until switching to para in 2020 due to regular disqualifications.[2] His family moved from South Africa to Bunbury, Western Australia.[2] He attended Bunbury Catholic College.

Swimming

Saffy originally swam and played field hockey and then quit hockey due to his swim training commitments. His cerebral palsy meant that he was regularly disqualified during able bodied swimming competitions.[3] He moved to para swimming and is a member of the Bunbury Swim Club. He is classified as an S10 swimmer. Whilst setting qualifying times, he was unable to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics as he did not have an international classification.[2]

At his first major international competition - 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 and finished seventh in the Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10.[4]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, he won the silver medal in the Men's 100 m butterfly S10.[5]

Recognition

  • 2021 - Wally Foreman Foundation Scholarship[3][6]
  • 2022 - Western Australian Institute of Sport Young Athlete of the Year[7]
  • 2023 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program - Tier 2 Scholarship[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alec Staffy". Commonwealth Games Australia. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Get to know WA's Paralympic prospect, Alex Saffy". Swimming Western Australia. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Waller, Pip (7 December 2021). "Bunbury swimmer Alex Saffy receives 2021 Wally Foreman Foundation Scholarship". Bunbury Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alex Saffy". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships Resukts. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham 2022 - Para-Swimming Team Announcement". Speedo. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Saffy swims with a slight weakness to the lower half of his body, resulting in one of his feet crossing over the other". Wally Foreman Foundation. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Richardson, Saffy Crowned At WAIS Awards Of Excellence". WAIS. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Alex Saffy". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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