ANDRE Fabienne

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T34

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T34	5
	Women's 800m - T34	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T34 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
1	100m - T34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	18.94
1	800m - T34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	2:15.18

Fabs (Twitter profile, 04 Oct 2020)

Crochet, learning sign language. (toyota.co.uk, 22 May 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Languages spoken:

Weir Archer Academy [London, GBR]

Jenny Archer [club], GBR

Other sports:

She has competed in Para swimming for Great Britain, including at the 2018 Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association [CPISRA] World Games in Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain. (parasport.org.uk, 19 Sep 2019)

She took up Para swimming at age 14. She began training as a wheelchair racer in 2018 and started competing in July 2019. "While competing at the CPISRA [Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association] World Games in Spain in August 2018 I was introduced to a wide range of sports other than swimming, so it provided a real insight into other sports and the elements needed to compete in them." (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

She got involved in Para swimming on the recommendation of a doctor after she had a major leg operation. She took up Para athletics to try something new. "I wanted to expand my sporting world. Initially, I was looking at trying both hand cycling and wheelchair racing, as I was keen to do a triathlon, which would enable me to continue swimming too. I had become good friends with a few of the wheelchair racers, so felt this would be a good place to start. Later that year I was invited to try it out at the Weir Archer Academy [England] and something just clicked. I knew that wheelchair racing would be my new competitive focus and passion." (toyota.co.uk, 22 May 2020; swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (Facebook page, 23 Jul 2021; theargus.co.uk, 22 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"In terms of coping with pressure, I think at first it is just really important to enjoy what you do, then focus on how to improve as you make progress. A certain level of pressure is okay, as it can motivate you, but never lose the love for the sport that you are trying or doing because of too much self-imposed pressure." (toyota.co.uk, 22 May 2020)

In 2019 she received the Special Recognition Award from the Weir Archer Academy in England. (weirarcher.co.uk, 16 Dec 2019; Facebook page, 08 Dec 2019)

In 2018 she was named Swim England South East Region Disability Swimmer of the Year. (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F34, T34 (IPC, 05 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy. (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

General
OCCUPATION
She works as a hospital physiotherapy assistant for the National Health Service [NHS] in England. "Balancing work and training can be a challenge but a routine and good support network is key. A lot of athletes, when you get to this level, do not work as well but I really value my role and working for the NHS through the pandemic has really helped me, because it gives me another focus and allows me to switch off from training. I find that having the two different things to focus on, and having to be disciplined with my time, helps me ensure that I get the most out of every training session. I always look forward to training, either to start my day off or at the end of my working day. It is a challenge, and I do rely on a bit of help from my parents to be able to work pretty much full-time, train full-time and travel to and from London to train as well. It is quite a juggling act, and you have to be organised but I wouldn't have it any other way." (toyota.co.uk, 22 May 2020; theargus.co.uk, 22 Jun 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served on the Swim England National Youth Advisory Panel. (swimming.org, 28 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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