 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Jezza |
| Born | (1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (age 31) |
| Home town | Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Balmain Rowing Club |
| Coached by | Tara Huntly |
Jeremy McGrath (born 21 April 1994)[1] is an Australian Paralympic rower. He represented Australia at the2016 Rio Paralympics.[2]
McGrath was born on 21 April 1994. He was born without a fibula and with a slightly shortened tibia in his right leg.[3] In 2009, at aged 15, he underwent elective surgery to have his leg removed below the knee due to difficulties in using prosthesis.[3][4] His mother decided to let him make the decision to amputate his leg.[4] Before the amputation he played soccer.[3][4] In 2016, he is studyingoccupational therapy at theUniversity of Sydney.[5]
During the2012 London Olympics, he decided to pursue rowing. In December 2012, he joined theMacquarie University Rowing Club and in 2013 attended anAustralian Paralympic Committee Paralympic Talent Search session.[3] In May 2013, he started to row with Barbara Ramjan at Balmain Rowing Club, which had a strongadaptive rowing program.[3] His first competition was in June 2013 at JB Sharp winter series of regattas.[3] At the 2014 Australian Championships, he won gold in the LTA M1 x, LTA 2 x and LTA 4 +.[3] He made hisWorld Rowing Championships debut withKathleen Murdoch, a vision impaired rower at the2014 World Rowing Championships inAmsterdam, Netherlands.[6] They won the silver medal in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Double Scull (LTAMix2x).[6] They were coached by Lindsay Callaghan. He combined withBrock Ingram,Davinia Lefroy,Kathleen Murdoch and coxswainJo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four (LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016.[7] At the2016 Rio Paralympics, McGrath was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.[8]
He is currently a member of the Balmain Rowing Club.
