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Tarryn McGaw

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10

Further personal information

Residence
Victoria, AUS
Occupation
Student

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing in 2002.

General interest

Nicknames
Taz (vis.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Hobbies
Shopping, surfing, sailing and collecting purses and wallets. (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the 2006 World Championships in South Africa. (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Most influential person in career
Coach Rob Moon. (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Hero / Idol
Her parents. (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Go hard or go home." (paralympic.org.au, 05 Jan 2010)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (ausport.gov.au, 05 Jan 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts Final Round 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Final Round 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Heats 8
Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Heats 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Final Round 2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S10 Heats 8
Women's 100 m Butterfly S10 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 Heats 10
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts Final Round 5
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Heat 1 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Heat 2 4
Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 Final Round 7
Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 Heat 2 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 Final Round 7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 Heat 1 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Heat 1 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Final Round 7