BEECROFT Emily

Date of Birth: 19 Nov 1999

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S9

Place of birth: MELBOURNE, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : MELBOURNE, VIC

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9	8
	Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Pts AUS Australia	2
	Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points AUS Australia	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	50m Freestyle - S9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	29.33
6	100m Freestyle - S9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:05.19
6	100m Butterfly - S9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:10.56
15	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:45.91
Commonwealth Games
4	100m Freestyle - S9	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:03.76

Spending time with her dog. (upstart.net.au, 03 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Media and Communications - La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Languages spoken:

Traralgon Swimming Club [Australia]

Dean Gooch [club], AUS; Brian Ford [club]; Brendan Burkett [national], AUS

She began swimming at age three in Morwell, VIC, Australia. She started training with the Traralgon Swimming Club in 2009, and began swimming competitively in 2010. (paralympic.org.au, 24 Jan 2016)

She was encouraged to pursue the sport by one of her teachers and her sister. She also participated in netball and athletics but chose swimming as she felt it had the best pathway for people with an impairment. "I feel like I'm most comfortable when I'm in the water. Whenever I'm at school I might have to fit in with everyone else, but when I'm in the water it's just easier to be myself." (Australia Post YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2017; paralympic.org.au, 24 Jan 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 05 Jul 2021)

Competing alongside her idol, Australian Para swimmer Ellie Cole, at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (latrobevalleyexpress.com.au, 30 Jan 2017)

Australian Para swimmer Ellie Cole. (latrobevalleyexpress.com.au, 30 Jan 2017)

Coach Dean Gooch. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Philosophy:

"I haven't seen anything that I can't do. I just might do it differently." (Australia Post YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2017)

She was voted the 2016 Young Athlete of the Year at the Victorian Sport Awards in Australia. (vicsport.com.au, 30 Mar 2017)

She was named the 2016 Young Citizen of the Year in Latrobe, VIC, Australia. (latrobevalleyexpress.com.au, 13 Apr 2017, 30 Jan 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB9, SM9 (IPC, 18 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (paralympic.org.au, 24 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (paralympic.org.au, 24 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born prematurely with an underdeveloped right arm, as well as several other conditions including chronic lung disease and a malrotation of the bowel. "I have a radial limb deficiency which means I only have one bone in my [right] arm compared to everyone else who has two bones. I also have a curvature of the arm and I only have four fingers and I'm missing a thumb. I've had like 30 operations in my life, so most of my childhood memories are in hospital." (Australia Post YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2017; gippslander.com.au, 01 Aug 2016; paralympic.org.au, 24 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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