Alex Flynn
{{Short description|American Paralympic rower}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|10}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/alex-flynn_2487574 |title=Alex Flynn |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics |access-date=August 24, 2024}}
| birth_place = Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| height = 5'9"
| weight = 165 lb
| education = Tufts University
| country = United States
| sport = Pararowing
| disability = Clubfoot
| disability_class = PR3
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{{Medal|Sport|Para-rowing}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|PR3 Mix4+}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Rowing Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Belgrade|PR3 Mix4+}}
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Alex Flynn (born November 10, 2003) is an American pararower. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Early life and education
Flynn was born with a left clubfoot.{{cite web |url=https://m.tufts.edu/tufts_mobile/news/detail?feed=news_0&id=691ed3c0-1fc7-5e1d-bc3f-7d5d82a2c0e6 |title=A Jumbo Presence at the Paris Games |publisher=Tufts University |date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} He attended St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts. He attends Tufts University and is a member of the rowing team.{{cite web |url=https://wilmingtonapple.com/2022/05/27/wilmingtons-alex-flynn-invited-to-select-camp-for-spot-on-u-s-paralympic-team-at-2022-world-rowing-championships/ |title=Wilmington's Alex Flynn Invited To Select Camp For Spot On U.S. Paralympic Team At 2022 World Rowing Championships |website=wilmingtonapple.com |date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stjohnsprep.org/school-life/news-and-publications/details/~board/school-news/post/st-johns-announces-student-athlete-collegiate-signees |title=St. John's Announces Student-Athlete Collegiate Signees |website=stjohnsprep.org |date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}
Career
Flynn made his international debut for the United States at the 2022 World Rowing Championships in the PR3 Mixed coxed four event.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/alex-flynn |title=Alex Flynn |website=teamusa.com |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} On July 12, 2023, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2023 World Rowing Championships.{{cite web |url=https://gotuftsjumbos.com/news/2023/7/12/mens-rowing-alex-flynn-named-to-usrowing-pr3-mixed-four-at-2023-world-rowing-championships.aspx |title=Alex Flynn Named To USRowing PR3 Mixed Four at 2023 World Rowing Championships |website=gotuftsjumbos.com |date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} He won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed coxed four event with a time of 7:25.01.{{cite web |url=https://gotuftsjumbos.com/news/2023/9/29/mens-rowing-rower-alex-flynn-medals-with-pr3-mixed-4-team-at-world-championships.aspx |title=Rower Alex Flynn Medals With PR3 Mixed 4+ Team at World Championships |website=gotuftsjumbos.com |date=September 29, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}
On July 2, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web |url=https://usrowing.org/news/usrowing-announces-paralympic-games-paris-2024-roster |title=USRowing Announces Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Roster |website=usrowing.org |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/05/from-brown-and-blue-to-red-white-and-blue-2024s-jumbo-olympiansparalympians |title=From brown and blue to red, white and blue: Jumbos in Paris Olympic Games |newspaper=The Tufts Daily |first=Max |last=Druckman |date=May 19, 2024 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} He won a silver medal in the mixed coxed four event.{{cite web |url=https://www.rowingnews.com/pr3-mixed-four-wins-silver-at-2024-paralympic-games/ |title=PR3 Mixed Four Wins Silver at 2024 Paralympic Games |website=rowingnews.com |date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/01/sports/massachusetts-rowing-paralympics-2024-paris/ |title=Three Massachusetts rowers capture silver medals at Paris Paralympics |newspaper=The Boston Globe |first=Brendan |last=Kurie |date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}
Flynn has also been a standout athlete for the Tufts University Men’s Rowing Team. He was a NESCAC champion in the Men’s 4th Varsity Eight in 2023, as well as in the 3rd Varsity Eight in 2024, in addition to a NIRC regatta championship in the 3rd Varsity Eight in 2024. He also raced at the Head of the Charles regatta twice for Tufts, in 2023 and 2024.
References
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External links
- {{World Rowing|58248|Alex Flynn}}
- [https://usrowing.org/rosters/2024-paralympic/alex-flynn Alex Flynn] at USRowing
- {{Team USA|new_id=alex-flynn}}
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Category:Paralympic rowers for the United States
Category:Rowers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in rowing
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
Category:World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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