Josef Craig, an MBE born on 17 February 1997 in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, is a retired British Paralympic swimmer who competed in S8 events. He has cerebral palsy and was introduced to disability swimming at nine, but was diagnosed with Graves' disease in 2011, a thyroid condition that set back his career. In 2012 he set five personal bests at the Paralympic trials and qualified for the London Games, where he won gold in the men's 400 metre freestyle in a world record time, his first Paralympic medal, making him Great Britain's youngest gold medal winner of those Games. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics he won bronze in the men's 100 metre freestyle S8.
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Josef Isaac Craig, MBE (born 17 February 1997) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.
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Craig competed in S8 events and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning gold in a world record time in the men's 400 m freestyle event.
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Josef Isaac Craig, MBE (born 17 February 1997) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.
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