SUMMERS-NEWTON Maisie

Date of Birth: 26 Jul 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB6,SM6,S6

Place of residence : NORTHAMPTON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6	4
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6	1
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6	1
	Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points GBR Great Britain	4

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Final	2:56.68	26 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)
PR	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Final	2:56.68	26 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)
PR	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Final	1:32.34	28 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2019	London, GBR	2:57.24
2	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2019	London, GBR	1:33.46
3	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:13.87
4	400m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	5:23.65
5	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	35.59
European Championships
1	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:33.63
1	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2018	Dublin, IRL	2:59.60
1	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:53.62
3	400m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:26.97
4	50m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	34.70

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Northampton Swimming Club [Great Britain]

Jacquie Marshall [club], GBR

2017 for Great Britain, in Berlin, Germany (northamptonshirecommunityfoundation.wordpress.com, 24 Nov 2017)

An injury during the 2015/16 season meant she was unable to compete for a qualifying berth for the 2016 Paralympic Games. (northamptonshirecommunityfoundation.wordpress.com, 24 Nov 2017)

She suffered a broken arm at age 14 but was able to continue swimming after her grandfather gave her a cast protector. She was able to compete again shortly after the cast was removed. (bloccs.com, 01 Jan 2015)

National team:

2017 (northamptonshirecommunityfoundation.wordpress.com, 24 Nov 2017)

She was inspired to try the sport after watching British swimmer Ellie Simmonds compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (swimming.org, 31 Jul 2017; swimming.org, 21 Oct 2020)

Winning gold in the SB6 100m breaststroke at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. (paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2018)

British Para swimmer Ellie Simmonds. (sportsaid.org.uk, 01 Dec 2014)

Philosophy:

"I think us girls are a bit afraid to go into sports as it is seen sometimes as a male type of thing to do but, hopefully, I can inspire young children and definitely young girls into sport and [to] keep fit. I just want to encourage the next generation." (swimming.org, 21 Oct 2020)

She was named Young Sportswoman of the Year and Disabled Sports Person of the Year at the 2019 Northamptonshire Sports Awards in England. She was previously named Disabled Sports Person of the Year at the 2017 edition of the awards ceremony. (communitysportmagazine.co.uk, 26 Nov 2019; northamptonshirecommunityfoundation.wordpress.com, 24 Nov 2017; northamptonshiresport.org, 11 Nov 2017)

In 2017 she was named Emerging Athlete of the Year by British Swimming. (BritishSwimming YouTube channel, 04 Nov 2017)

In 2015 she was named Para Swimming Athlete of the Year by the Amateur Swimming Association [ASA]. (ASA YouTube channel, 16 Nov 2015)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 25 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Short stature (sportsaid.org.uk, 01 Dec 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (sportsaid.org.uk, 01 Dec 2014)

Impairment Details
She was born with achondroplasia and is a person of short stature. (sportsaid.org.uk, 01 Dec 2014)

General
BEATING HER IDOL
At age 10 she was inspired by watching British swimmer Ellie Simmonds compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She raced against Simmonds in the SB6 100m breaststroke at the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland, where she set a world record to win gold ahead of Simmonds in second place. "I love racing against Ellie. She's such a great swimmer and I'm so proud of what she's achieved." (paralympic.org, 20 Sep 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has been part of the athlete advisory group for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (iwf.net, 21 Oct 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record
WR:: World Record

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