1. Emily Jane Beecroft was born on 19 November 1999 and is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.
15 Facts About Emily Beecroft
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Emily Beecroft represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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Emily Beecroft won a silver and bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, and a gold and bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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Emily Beecroft was born deaf in her left ear and with a right arm limb deficiency.
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Emily Beecroft moved to the Queensland Sunshine Coast and in 2022 was studying a Bachelor of Communications at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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Emily Beecroft played netball and participated in athletics, but eventually decided to concentrate on swimming.
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Emily Beecroft made her international debut at the US Para Championships in Bismarck, North Dakota, in December 2015, where she was officially classified S9, and swam second in the 50 metre butterfly, and 50 metre and 100 metre freestyle events.
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Emily Beecroft won gold in the 50 metre freestyle and 100 metre butterfly events at the 2015 Australian Open Championships, and the 2016 Australian Age Championships.
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At the 2016 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, coached by Dean Gooch, Emily Beecroft won gold in the 50 metre and 100 metre freestyle and 50 metre butterfly events.
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Emily Beecroft finished fourth in 50m Freestyle S9, sixth in 100m Freestyle S9 and 6th in 100m Butterfly S9.
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Emily Beecroft competed in 200m Individual Medley SM9 but did not advance to the finals.
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At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Emily Beecroft finished fourth in the Women's 100m Freestyle S9.
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Emily Beecroft won a bronze medal in the 34pts Women's 4x100m Medley 34 pts.
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Emily Beecroft won the bronze medal in the Women's 100 m butterfly S9 at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England.
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Emily Beecroft finished fourth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S9.