Curtis

Lovejoy

Quick Facts

• Fun Facts: Curtis Lovejoy was paralyzed from the neck down at age 29 after a car accident. During rehabilitation, Lovejoy overcame his fear of swimming and began Swimming every day. He started breaking records only a year and a half later. Following the discovery of his passion for swimming, Lovejoy has found that being in the water is one of the places he feels most at comfortable and at peace. This five-time Paralympian knows a thing or two about racing, and stopping doesn't seem to be in his future
• Fun Facts: Curtis Lovejoy was paralyzed from the neck down at age 29 after a car accident. During rehabilitation, Lovejoy overcame his fear of swimming and began swimming every day. He started breaking records only a year and a half later. Following the discovery of his passion for swimming, Lovejoy has found that being in the water is one of the places he feels most at comfortable and at peace. This five-time Paralympian knows a thing or two about racing, and stopping doesn't seem to be in his future.

Paralympic Experience

• 4-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, 8th (200m Freestyle S2 - Men, 50m Freestyle S2 - Men), 10th (100m Freestyle S2 - Men, 50m Backstroke S2 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 6th (100m Freestyle S2 - Men, 50m Backstroke S2 - Men, 50m Freestyle S2 - Men), 9th (200m Freestyle S2 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Athens 2004, silver (100m Freestyle S2 - Men), bronze (50m Freestyle S2 - Men), 5th (50m Backstroke S2 - Men), 10th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Men)
• Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (100m Freestyle S2 - Men, 50m Freestyle S2 - Men), 5th (50m Backstroke S2 - Men), 7th (Team Epee - Men), 8th (Team Sabre - Men), 9th (Individual Sabre B - Men), 15th (Individual Epee B - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 27th (Individual Foil B - Men), 34th (Individual Epee B - Men)
• Years of participation: Individual Epee B - Men 2019; Individual Foil B - Men 2019; 100m Backstroke S2 - Men 2017; 200m Freestyle S2 - Men 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2017; 50m Backstroke S2 - Men 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017; Individual Epee C - Men 2013, 2015, 2017; Individual Foil C - Men 2013, 2015, 2017; Team Foil - Men 2013, 2017; Team Epee - Men 2013; 100m Freestyle S2 - Men 2002, 2006, 2010; 150m Individual Medley SM3 - Men 2010; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Men 2002, 2006, 2010; 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Men 2010; 50m Breaststroke SB2 - Men 2010; 50m Freestyle S2 - Men 2002, 2006, 2010; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points SC - Men 2009; 50m Freestyle S3 SC - Men 2009; 150m Individual Medley - Men 2006; 150m Individual Medley SM2 - Men 2002; 50m Breaststroke SB1 - Men 1998
• Medals: 13 (3 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze)
• Gold – 2009 (50m Freestyle S3 SC - Men); 2006 (150m Individual Medley - Men); 2002 (50m Freestyle S2 - Men)
• Silver – 2013 (Individual Epee C - Men); 2002 (150m Individual Medley SM2 - Men); 1998 (50m Breaststroke SB1 - Men)
• Bronze – 2017 (Individual Epee C - Men); 2015 (Individual Foil C - Men); 2009 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points SC - Men); 2006 (200m Freestyle S2 - Men, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Men, 50m Freestyle S2 - Men); 2002 (100m Freestyle S2 - Men)