Craig trained at the City of Sunderland Amateur Swimming Club. In 2012 he set five personal bests at the Paralympic trials for the
2012 Games in London and then won his first British medal with a bronze in the 100 m freestyle at the 2012 British Swimming Championships. To commemorate his gold medal
Royal Mail painted a post box gold in his hometown of
Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, and produced a first class stamp featuring a picture of him. As a result of his success he was jointly awarded the North East Sports Personality of the Year award, along with Olympian rower
Kat Copeland in December 2012. Then, on 16 December, Craig was named
BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year for 2012 at the
BBC's main annual award. Craig was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming. Initially classified as a
S7 swimmer, Craig was reclassified in April 2014 as
S8. His previous achievements continued to stand, but it meant that Craig would now compete in future events with swimmers deemed to have more mobility. His first major tournament after being reclassified was the
2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, where he claimed three bronze medals, an achievement that Craig was pleased with. At the
2016 Rio Paralympics, Craig won the bronze medal in the
men's 100m freestyle S8. ==See also==