Sean Russo

Sean Russo (born 5 April 1991) is an Australian swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Personal Russo was born on 5 April 1991 and has retinitis pigmentosa. In 2017, he is currently completing a Certificate III and Certificate IV of Dental Assisting.

Swimming

Russo is an S13 classified swimmer. Finishing with a personal best time of 1:02.52 in the men's 100m backstroke, he earned a silver medal.

At the 2012 Australian national championships, he finished first in the men's 50m backstroke multi-disability event. in seven events: the Men's 100 m Backstroke S13, 100 m Breaststroke SB13, 100 m Butterfly S13, 100 m Freestyle S13, 200 m Individual Medley SM13, 400 m Freestyle S13 and 50 m Freestyle S13. He set an Oceania Record in the 100 m Backstroke S13.

At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in Men's 100 m Backstroke S13. He finished fifth in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13, seventh in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13 and ninth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S13.

In 2015, he is a New South Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Russo competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and competed in six events. He placed seventh in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13, fifth in the Men's 100m Backstroke S13 and sixth in Men's 200m Individual Medley SM13. He also competed in Men's 50m Freestyle S13, Men's 100m Freestyle S13 and Men's 100m Butterfly S13 but didn't progress to the finals.