Alex Saffy

Alex Saffy (born 1 October 2005) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Personal Saffy was born on 1 October 2005 at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Saffy, training under Bunbury Swim Club, won numerous awards from the 2022 Swimming WA awards night. He was the youngest ever athlete to be awarded with 4 awards. In November 2022, Saffy was also named Young WAIS Athlete of the Year.

In 2023, after his performance at the 2023 Australian Trials, he was selected for the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, where he qualified in the 100 m Butterfly with a time of 57.46. This time put him top three in the world as of April 2023. Saffy, then went on to compete at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships where he won the bronze medal in the Men's 200 Individual Medley SM10, with a time of 2:16.07.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m butterfly S10 breaking the Oceania record. He also competed in the Men's 100 m freestyle S10 (8th) and Men's 200 m individual medley SM10.

In 2024, he has an ACT Academy of Sport scholarship and is coach by Olympian Martin Roberts.

Recognition

2021 - Wally Foreman Foundation Scholarship 2022 - Western Australian Institute of Sport Young Athlete of the Year 2022 - AIS Discovery of the Year Nomination 2022 - Commonwealth Games Australia Emerging Athlete of the Month 2023 - Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program - Tier 2 Scholarship 2023 - South West Academy of Sport Athlete of the Year 2023 - South West Academy of Sport Individual Male Sports Star