BIRD Morgan

Canada
Swimming
6 Sep 1993
27
Female
S8
REGINA, SK
 
Canada
CALGARY, AB
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 6
Women's 100m Butterfly - S8 7
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Pts
CAN
Canada
 3 Bronze Medal
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points
CAN
Canada
 DSQ

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Butterfly - S8 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
4400m Freestyle - S82012London, GBR5:18.35
5100m Freestyle - S82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:09.67
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:29.40
54x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA5:01.13
6100m Freestyle - S82012London, GBR1:10.97
750m Freestyle - S82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA31.29
74x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2012London, GBR4:38.23
74x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2012London, GBR5:10.85
850m Freestyle - S82012London, GBR32.70
9100m Butterfly - S82012London, GBR1:21.58
10400m Freestyle - S82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA5:25.08
10200m Individual Medley - SM82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:07.03
World Championships
250m Freestyle - S82013Montreal, QC, CAN31.73
24x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN4:35.41
4100m Freestyle - S82015Glasgow, GBR1:10.04
44x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2015Glasgow, GBR4:35.05
4100m Freestyle - S82013Montreal, QC, CAN1:09.64
44x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN5:16.31
550m Freestyle - S82015Glasgow, GBR31.93
5100m Butterfly - S82015Glasgow, GBR1:20.24
5400m Freestyle - S82013Montreal, QC, CAN5:27.21
6100m Butterfly - S82013Montreal, QC, CAN1:18.87
7100m Butterfly - S82019London, GBR1:20.87
7400m Freestyle - S82015Glasgow, GBR5:24.34
84x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2015Glasgow, GBR5:09.90
950m Freestyle - S82019London, GBR32.66
13400m Freestyle - S82019London, GBR5:29.66
14100m Freestyle - S82019London, GBR1:12.78
Commonwealth Games
250m Freestyle - S82018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS32.03
4100m Freestyle - S82014Glasgow, GBR1:10.07
8100m Freestyle - S92018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS1:09.85
:
Birdie (Twitter profile, 16 Mar 2019)
:
Athlete
:
Early Childhood Studies - Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, CAN
:
English
:
Mike Thompson [personal]
:
She first tried swimming at age six months, and began competing at age 11. (carlylyeobserver.com, 2013; swimming.ca, 2009)
:
She began swimming as an alternative to physiotherapy to help strengthen her left side. A coach saw she had potential and encouraged her to attend a swim meet. "They [doctors] were telling me that what I was doing at one of my swimming practises was like doing the same thing for my physio exercises, and I absolutely hated physio so that was an incentive to stay in the sport." (braceworks.ca, 12 Apr 2017; globalnews.ca, 12 Apr 2017; raremettle.ca, 01 Jan 2015; calgaryherald.com, 22 Jul 2014)
:
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (swimming.ca, 29 Mar 2018)
:
"Don't let anything stop you. If you have a dream go after it. Your abilities are much higher than your limitations. If you believe in yourself you can get there." (Tomorrow YouTube channel, 31 Jul 2014)
:
She was named Female Para Swimmer of the Year by Swim Alberta in Canada in 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15. (swimalberta.ca, Sep 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB8, SM8 (IPC, 15 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy, affecting the left side of her body. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016)

General
GIVING BACK
She has volunteered at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, AB, Canada, where she was treated in her youth, and earned a degree in child studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary. "I was a patient there for most of my life. The people that were part of the child life programme made a huge impact on my life. My passion is to work with kids. I love kids. Just being able to be part of the children's hospital as a patient and a volunteer has impacted my life for the better." (swimming.ca, 29 Mar 2018; Instagram profile, 07 Jun 2019)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
She is passionate about helping people with impairments. In addition to volunteering at Alberta Children's Hospital, she has also helped coach young swimmers with impairments. "I find it very important for me to raise people's awareness about the Paralympic movement whenever I can. Even if my story touches one young person and gets them involved in sports, that is very meaningful to me. It is a rewarding experience for me, knowing I am helping others out through my swimming career." (csicalgary.ca, 04 Apr 2018; globalnews.ca, 12 Apr 2017)

Legend
:
Bronze Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
DSQ:
Disqualified
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos