Achievements
Affectionately known as ‘Scooter’, Grant Patterson hails from Cairns and has been swimming competitively since 2007. His first appearance representing Australia was at the Arafura Games where he won two gold medals and one bronze medal. Since then Patterson has competed at multiple IPC World Championships, Para Pan Pacs and the London 2012 Paralympics. With his performances only getting better with age and experience, the self-confessed knitter racked up three gold and one silver medal at the 2018 Para Pan Pacs in his hometown of Cairns. Most recently in 2019 Scooter won a silver and bronze medal at the World Para Championships in London in the 50m breaststroke (SB2) and the 150m IM (SM3).
In 2014 Patterson also won Swimming Australia’s ‘Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year’.
Paralympic Games
Tokyo, Japan 2020 (2021)
- Won silver in the Men's 50m Breaststroke (SB2)
- Won bronze in the Men's 150m Individual Medley (SM3)
- Placed 8th in the Men's 50 Freestyle (S3)
- Placed 9th in the Men's 200m Freestyle (S3)
- Placed 11th in the Men's 50m Backstroke (S3)
World Para Swimming Championships
Montreal, Canada 2013
- Won silver in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (S3)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Freestyle (S3)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S3)
Glasgow, Scotland 2015
- Won silver in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (S3)
- Placed 5th in the Men’s 200m Freestyle (S3)
- Placed 5th in the Men’s50m Breaststroke (SB2)
- Placed 6th in the Men’s 50m Freestyle (S3)
- Placed 6th in the Men’s 50m Backstroke (S3)
- Placed 7th in the 4x50m Mixed Freestyle Relay (20 points)
London, England 2019
- Won silver in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB2)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (SM3)
- Placed 7th in the Men’s 200m Freestyle S3
- Placed 8th in the Mixed 4x50m Medley (20 points) (S1-S10/SB1-9)
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
Edmonton, Canada 2011
- Won gold in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (S3)
- Won silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S3)
- Won silver in the Men’s 200m Freestyle (S3)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Freestyle (S3)
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Backstroke (S3)
Pasadena, United States 2014
- Won gold in the Men’s 300m Freestyle (S3)
- Won gold in the Men’s 50m Freestyle (S3)
- Won gold in the 50m Backstroke (S3)
- Won gold in the Men’s 100m Freestyle (S3)
- Won gold in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley (S3)
- Won silver in the Men’s 4x50m Medley Relay
- Won bronze in the Men’s 50m Backstroke (SB2)
Cairns, Australia 2018
- Won gold in the Men’s 50m Backstroke (S3)
- Won gold in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke (SB3)
- Won gold in the Men’s 200m Freestyle (S3)
- Won silver in the 4x50m Mixed Freestyle Relay (20 points)
In The Pool
Paralympic Games
World Para Swimming Championships
Pan Pacific Para Championships
Get to know Grant
- What is something interesting about you that people don't know?
- What three words best describe you?
- Favourite swimming memory?
- What's on your pre-race playlist?
- What is your ambition post-swimming?
- What are your hobbies away from swimming?
- What's your greatest swimming achievement to date?
- Do you have any superstitions?
- What's the best holiday you've been on?
I like knitting, I speak fluent Spanish and I grow my own tomatoes.
Short
Funny
Hairy
2009 - Men's 100m Backstroke final. I broke my world record, it's like a unicorn. Also, winning a silver medal at the 2015 world para champs in the 150m individual medley.
'Lose Yourself' by Eminem, Coldplay, Elton John and Queen.
To become a motivational speaker!
Barefoot bowls, beach volley ball and high jump.
Winning a silver and bronze medal at the 2019 World Para Champs in London.
I always grow a beard before a major meet and then shave it off.
Las Vegas!
