Chelsey Gotell

Canada

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Further personal information

Languages

English

Higher education

Psychology - McMaster University: Hamilton, ON, CAN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began swimming competitively at age eight.

Why this sport?

Her friend was a member of the Aquanauts Swim Club in Nova Scotia, Canada.

General interest

Awards and honours

She was named the 2005/06 McMaster University Marauders' Rookie of the Year. (Swimming Canada, 26 Aug 2010)

Famous relatives

Her brother Devin is also visually impaired and competes in para-swimming at international level. (paralympic.ca, 25 Mar 2010)

Other information

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She was elected to the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] Athletes' Council in September 2016. (insidethegames.biz, 18 Sep 2016)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	2

IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heats	3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heats	7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heats	3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	3
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heats	6
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heat 2	1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	1

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heat 1	1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Heat 1	2
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2

IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heats	2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heats	2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heats	2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heats	1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heats	2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	1

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 200 m Medley SM13	Final Round	3
Women's 200 m Medley SM13	Heat 1	2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	2
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	3