Imagen
6211-Samantha Gandolfo photo

Samantha Gandolfo

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S10, SB9, SM10

Further personal information

Residence
Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Languages
English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing in 2002.
Club / Team
Melbourne Vicentre Swimming : Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Name of coach
Alex Hirschauer

General interest

Nicknames
Sam (vis.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)
Hobbies
Shopping, photography, movies and spending time with her friends. (paralympic.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (paralympic.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)
Most influential person in career
Her coaches. (paralympic.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)
Hero / Idol
Australian swimmer Leisel Jones. (vis.org.au, 01 Dec 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Why try so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out." (paralympic.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)
Awards and honours
She received the 2009 Variety Club Young Sports Achiever Award. (wsv.org.au, 29 Dec 2009)