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    Great Britain Bethany Firth

    14 February 1996 Seaforde, UK
    LATEST TRIUMPHS:
    Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Gold: 100m backstroke, 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley; Silver: 100m breaststroke
    2016 IPC Swimming European Championships - Gold: 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley
    2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Silver: 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m freestyle
    London 2012 Paralympic Games – Gold: 100m backstroke
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    Bethany Firth- Paralympic Athlete
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    A picture of a woman showing her gold medal Bethany Firth showing her gold medal after her victory in the women's 100 backstroke S14 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. © • Getty Images Great Britain’s Bethany Firth set the 100m breaststroke SB14 world record Great Britain’s Bethany Firth set the 100m breaststroke SB14 world record © • Mark Pain A swimmer smiles having won gold and set a new world record Great Britain's Bethany Firth has had a hugely successful meet in the same pool that will host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. © • Mark Pain Stanislav Chokhlaev, Damien Seguin, Joachim Gerard, Tyler McGregor and Bethany Firth Five para-athletes have been shortlisted for the Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for December 2015: Stanislav Chokhlaev, Damien Seguin, Joachim Gerard, Tyler McGregor and Bethany Firth © • Getty Images Bethany Firth (R) of Great Britain is embraced by Marlou van der Kulk (L) of the Netherlands after winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke Bethany Firth (R) of Great Britain is embraced by Marlou van der Kulk (L) of the Netherlands after winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke Bethany Firth of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S14 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Bethany Firth of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S14 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. © • Buda Mendes/Getty Images
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    Great Britain's Bethany Firth first burst onto the international scene representing Ireland at London 2012. In December 2013, she made the decision to switch nationalities and has proved herself to be a tough competitor in the women's S14.

    At London 2012, she swam with a shoulder injury and in 2014 competed with a broken toe.

    At the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet in Glasgow, Great Britain, Firth set new world records in the 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke.

    Firth was firmly on the road to become one of the success stories of the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, until she slipped getting out of the pool in training just weeks before.

    The fall resulted in fractured wrist which put Firth out of action.

    However, Firth was back in 2016 in time for the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, where she won her first European titles ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. In addition, Firth broke world records in the 100m and 200m freestyle.

    Firth left Rio with a golden trio and added a world record in the 100m backstroke for good measure. She was Great Britain's most decorated athlete from the Paralympics.

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