SUPIOT Claire

Date of Birth: 28 Feb 1968

Age: 53

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S9,SM9

Place of birth: ANGERS

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : ANGERS

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S9
	Women's 100m Butterfly - S9	8
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly - S9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Butterfly - S9 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	50m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	30.54
3	100m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:06.11
4	400m Freestyle - S8	2019	London, GBR	4:52.07
5	100m Butterfly - S8	2019	London, GBR	1:16.01
6	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2019	London, GBR	2:51.41
European Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	31.22
2	400m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:04.81
3	100m Freestyle - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:07.33
3	200m Individual Medley - SM8	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:54.79
4	400m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	4:55.73
4	100m Butterfly - S8	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:19.67
5	50m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	31.10
5	100m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:06.51
7	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2020	Funchal, POR	2:52.48

Fishing. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Government Official

Partner Frederic, three children

Languages spoken:

English, French

Angers Natation [France]

Marc Supiot [brother], FRA, from 2015

Other sports:

As an able-bodied swimmer, she took part in the 200m butterfly at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She has also competed in able-bodied masters swimming competitions. (ouest-france.fr, 30 Mar 2018; europe1.fr, 31 Mar 2016)

She began able-bodied swimming at age five and started training in the sport when she was 11. She took up in Para swimming in 2015. (handirect.fr, 02 Sep 2016)

Her parents enrolled her in swimming lessons after a number of teenagers drowned in an accident close to where she grew up. "It was because of this tragedy that I began swimming. And I liked it." (sport.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Sep 2019; europe1.fr, 31 Mar 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (la-croix.com, 23 Dec 2020)

Beating French national records in both swimming and Para swimming, and competing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Her family. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"Always higher, always stronger." (handisport.org, 10 Sep 2019)

In 2019 she was named Female Athlete of the Year of the Maine-et-Loire department in France. (ouest-france.fr, 12 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB7, SM8 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (europe1.fr, 31 Mar 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (handirect.fr, 02 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2008 she was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a condition that causes muscle atrophy. Her father and an uncle also have the condition. (handirect.fr, 02 Sep 2016; la-croix.com, 23 Dec 2020)

General
WHEELCHAIR
She has named her electric wheelchair 'Lulu'. "At the beginning I forbid myself to use it. But now it has become my friend, which allows me to only focus on swimming [during competitions]." (sport.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Sep 2019)

OCCUPATION
In May 2017 she began working for the human resources section of the Maine-et-Loire department in France. "My job consists of coordinating everything that it is done in the department concerning the admission and employment of people with an impairment." (sport.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Sep 2019; faire-face.fr, 23 Mar 2018; ladalleangevine.com, 06 Dec 2017)

TATTOO
She has a tattoo of the French cartoon character, Marie Frisson, which is the creation of her cousin, Olivier Supiot. (la-croix.com, 23 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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