Rebecca Dubber

Becs (news.autmillennium.org.nz, 23 Jul 2018)

Watching movies and television series, reading. (news.autmillennium.org.nz, 23 Jul 2018)

Winning bronze in the S7 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rebeccadubber.com, 24 Jul 2017)

Her coaches. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)

New Zealander swimmer Liz Coster. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)

In 2013 she began experiencing problems with her elbows and was diagnosed with Osteochondritis dissecans, a condition that affects joint mobility. She has had two operations on the problem, the second of which was in March 2018. (news.autmillennium.org.nz, 23 Jul 2018)

She listens to music before she competes. (rebeccadubber.com, 24 Jul 2017)

"The pain of hard work is temporary, The pain of defeat is not." (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)

She was named Best Performing Swimmer at the 2009 National Championships in New Zealand. (paralympics.org.nz, 02 Jul 2010)

She was named the 2009 Sportswoman of the Year by Parafed Auckland in New Zealand. (infonews.co.nz, 18 Mar 2010)

She was born with lumbar sacral-agenisis, a spinal condition that affected the development of her lower limbs. (variety.org, 22 Feb 2011)

RETIREMENT
In March 2019 she announced her retirement from competitive sport to focus on her career in communications and her long-term health. "My dream as a 11-year-old was to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics. I look back on my Para swimming career with pride at what I have achieved and triumphed over. I have been working through various injuries throughout my career and after much consideration and soul searching I have decided to move my focus to all of the other wonderful opportunities out there waiting for me." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 31 Mar 2019)