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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Short stature
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S6, SB6, SM6
Further personal information
Residence
Sydney, NSW, AUS
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing in 2001.
Why this sport?
She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
Club / Team
Sydney University: Australia
Name of coach
Yuriy Vdovychenko [national]
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Australia
Tournament
National Championships
Location
Canada
General interest
Hobbies
Spending time with her friends and family, going to the beach, listening to music, shopping. (ausport.gov.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2005 World Cup and winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (ausport.gov.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Most influential person in career
Her coach, friends and family. (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." (paralympic.org.au, 11 Jan 2010)
Impairment
She was born with achondroplasia, which resulted in her having short stature. (paralympic.org.au, 2012)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 1 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Heats | 8 | ||
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heats | 7 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heats | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 5 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-04 | 5 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 6 | |
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-07 | 3 |