John Maclean

Highlights of John's career

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Achievements during John's career

    • 2011
      • Bronze Medal - World Rowing Championship TA2X Division (partner Kathryn Ross)
      • Qualified for London 2012 Paralympic Games
    • 2010
      • 1st Place, OC2 Outrigger Canoe World Championships, Kaiwi Channel, Molokai to Oahu Hawaii (partner Matt Beals)
    • 2009
      • Waikiki Roughwater Swim, Hawaii (1st PC Athlete)
      • Ironman Western Australia 2009 Finisher
    • 2008
      • Silver Medal, Beijing Paralympic Games – TA2X Adaptive Rowing
      • Gold Medal – Paralympic Test Event, Givarate, Italy – TA2X Adapative Rowing
    • 2007
      • Australian Rowing Team for Rowing World Championships in Munich Germany
      • Silver Medal - World Rowing Championships TA2X Division (Partner Kathryn Ross)
    • 2006
      • Ultraman World Championships
    • 2005
      • Completed Molokai Challenge. (First Wheelchair athlete in the world
      • Ironman Western Australia (WR Team Time) 7Hrs 20 Minutes (Henk Vogels/Ky Hurst)
    • 2004
      • National Handcycling Champion - Road Race and Time Trial
      • Ironman Western Australia, One Hour PB, 11hrs18min, 1st PC Athlete
      • English Channel Support Swimmer (David Knight)
    • 2003
      • National Handcycling Champion - Road Race
      • Australian Representative at World Cycling Championships (Handcycling) Prague
    • 2002
      • Inducted into the Hawaiian Ironman Hall of Fame
      • Completed Kilometres for Kids (2002 Km handcycle ride from Brisbane to Melbourne)
      • National Handcycling Champion (Time Trial and Road Race)
    • 2001
      • Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (Grinder Team Aspect - 12th Overall and 2nd in division)
      • Awarded Australian Sports Medal
    • 2000
      • Received Order of Australia (OAM)
      • Member of the Australian Olympic Team (Finalist 1500m Wheelchair Race)
      • Australian Paralympic Team (Competed in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and Marathon
    • 1999
      • Selected as part of "Team 2000" train-on squad Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
    • 1998
      • First Wheelchair Athlete to successfully swim the English Channel
    • 1997
      • First Wheelchair Athlete to complete all "able-bodied" cut off times at Hawaii Ironman
      • Crowned ITU World Triathlon Champion, Perth (Physically Challenged Category
    • 1996
      • Crowned ITU World Triathlon Champion, Cleveland (Physically Challenged Category)
      • Hawaiian Ironman Finisher
    • 1995
      • First Wheelchair Athlete to complete the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon
      • Australian Train-on squad - wheelchair basketball
    • 1994
      • Completed Nepean Triathlon becoming Australia's first wheelchair triathlete