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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

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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.

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final Round 2012-08-31 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2012-08-31 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2012-09-06 9999
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2013-08-12 2
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 2013-08-12 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 1 2013-08-14 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2013-08-14 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final 1 2013-08-16 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2013-08-16 3
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2016-09-08 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final Round 2016-09-08 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final Round 2016-09-11 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 2016-09-11 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final Round 2016-09-14 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2016-09-14 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final Round 2016-09-17 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 2 2016-09-17 1
London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 1 2019-09-09 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2019-09-09 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2019-09-10 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 1 2019-09-10 1
Mixed 4x100 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2019-09-12 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 1 2019-09-14 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final 1 2019-09-14 2
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 1 2021-08-27 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 2021-08-27 2
Mixed 4x100 m Freestyle S14 Final 2021-08-28 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 3 2021-08-31 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final 2021-08-31 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2021-09-02 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 2021-09-02 1
Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships (Funchal, Portugal)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2022-06-12 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 2022-06-12 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 2 2022-06-13 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 1 2022-06-13 1
Mixed 4x100 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2022-06-15 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 2 2022-06-16 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final 1 2022-06-16 1
Mixed 4x100 m Medley S14 Final 1 2022-06-17 1