Katherine "Kat" Swanepoel (born August 5, 1987) is a South Africa Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions, she is a double World champion. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3]
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| Born | August 5, 1987 Pretoria, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Multiple sclerosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S4, SM4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swanepoel was also a former wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby player before switching to swimming.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Kat Swanepoel: Always Rising". Lemke Media. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Kat Swanepoel - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Swanepoel picks up gold in Manchester". Team SA. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Indomitable Paralympic Kat Swanepoel on course for Paris Paralympic Games". gsport.co.za. 31 January 2024.