Background
McClure was born on 25 May 1987 and is from Mount Pleasant, Western Australia.
McClure was born on 25 May 1987 and is from Mount Pleasant, Western Australia.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.
He was diagnosed with Leber"s hereditary optic neuropathy when he was fifteen years old and lost most of his sight.
He uses a guide dog named Presley as he only has about two percent of available vision. In 2006, he participated in the torch relay.
He works as a motivational speaker, and given a speeches to schools in Western Australia and to the West Coast Eagles. As of 2012, he also works as a part-time remedial massage therapist.
He started swimming in 2002 and competitively in May 2003.
In 2008, he had a swimming scholarship with the Western Australian Institute of Sport. That year, McClure was coached by Mel Tantrum. At the 2012 Washington State Open Championships, he medaled in four events.
Paralympics McClure competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, finishing sixth in the 100 metre backstroke.
He competed at his second Paralympics in 2008, finishing seventh in the 100 metre backstroke. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming.
Going into the 2012 Games, he was ranked fifth in the 100 metre backstroke event, fourth in the 50 metre breaststroke and third in the 50 metre backstroke event. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. bests In 2011, McClure competed in his first triathlon when he took part in the Ironman 70.3 Busselton, finishing the event in 5:03:43.
He required sighted guides to assist him on the course.
They were Stewart Collingwood for the 1.9 km swim, Frans Buissink for 90 km cycle component and Craig Andrew for the 21 km run. He participated in the event in order to raise money for Guide Dogs Western Australia. His performance in the race earned him Triathlon Western Australia"s Paul Goodwin Award.
He has also raced in a number of other triathlons, including Busselton 70.3 in 2012.
He qualified to represent Australia in the sprint-distance 2013 International Telecommunication Union World Championships in London, where he placed 8th in the TRI6a classification for blind athletes. Reclassified TRI6b, he placed second in the Elwood International Telecommunication Union World event.
McClure is an S12 classified swimmer, and is a member of Riverton Aquanauts.