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Johnson added to her Paralympic medal collection at London 2012 Paralympics, as she set a new Paralympic record en route. Johnson recorded a season's best time of 1:40.90, to take the bronze medal in the SB6 100 m backstroke. In the buildup towards her fourth Paralympics at Rio, Johnson underwent an operation for a hernia. While recovering, she ...
Swimmers have a significant loss of power or control in legs, arms and hands. Some athletes may also have limited trunk control. This could be caused by tetraplegia, polio or similar disabilities. [3] Swimmers who are in this class use a wheelchair in daily life. Izhak Mamistvalov (2-1-1) 50 metre freestyle 50 metre backstroke 100 metre freestyle
Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE (born 11 November 1994 [2]) is a British retired Paralympian swimmer who competed in S6 events. She came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals for Great Britain.
Great Britain's first Winter Paralympic gold was earned at the Sochi 2014 Games by Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's super-G visually impaired. Multiple athletes have won 4 medals at the Winter Paralympics for Great Britain, each in alpine skiing for blind or visually impaired athletes.
Christopher Holmes (6–1–0) Swimming Trischa Zorn (10–0–0) Swimming 1996: winners: table: Atlanta, United States 518 518 517 542 1577 Duane Kale (4–1–1) Swimming Priya Cooper (5–1–1) Swimming 2000: winners: table: Sydney, Australia: 550 550 549 558 1657 Mayumi Narita (6–1–0) Swimming
In April 2024, Warrington represented Great Britain at the 2024 World Para Swimming European Open Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 metre butterfly S10 event. [2] She then represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly S10 event. [3] [4] [5]
Poppy Maskill (born 22 March 2005) [1] is a British Paralympic swimmer. Maskill competes in the S14, SM14 and SB14 classifications for swimmers with intellectual impairments. [ 2 ] She won three gold and two silver medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris , making her ParalympicsGB's most successful athlete at the Games.
Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics. This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals.