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The Australian Paralympic Swim Team has competed at every Summer Paralympics, which started with the 1960 Summer Paralympic Games. [1]Matthew Cowdrey at the 2012 London Games replaced Priya Cooper as Australia's most successful Paralympic swimmer, with a tally of 13 gold medals over three Paralympic Games (2004, 2008 and 2012).
Represented other Paralympic nations – Ma Lin, Lei Li Na, Yang Qian (All represented China in table tennis), Vanessa Low (represented Germany in athletics) [28] Seventeen Australian team athletes won multiple medals. [30] Lauren Parker won a gold medal in two distinct sports - triathlon and cycling.
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay swim team achieved Australia's 1000th Summer Paralympic Games medal (Australia's 41st of the Games). Jacqueline Freney was the most successful athlete from any nation, winning eight gold medals from eight events while her swimming teammate Matthew Cowdrey became the most successful Australian Paralympian of all ...
The 2024 Australian Swimming Trials was a sports event that is being held from 10 to 15 June 2024 at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre to determine Australia's swimming team to the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Paralympics.
Milestones in the development of the Australian Paralympic movement and Paralympics Australia: 1960 – Australia participated in the 1st Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy. The Australian team of 12 athletes won three gold, six silver and 1 bronze medals. 1962 – Perth hosted the 1st Commonwealth Paraplegic Games. It was the first international ...
Alex Saffy (born 1 October 2005) [1] 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 ..
The Australian Paralympic Committee organised a Staging Camp in Cardiff, Wales from 1 to 28 August 2012 to allow the Australian team to prepare for the Games. [4] The 2012 Australian Paralympic team had 161 athletes, 90 men and 71 women, competing in 13 sports. [4] About half the team attended their first Games. [6]
The 2021/22 Australian Government budget provided $3.5 million due to increased operational costs for the Australian Paralympic Team's participation in the Tokyo Paralympic Games due to the impact of COVID-19. [7]