Teigan van Roosmalen

Australia

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S13, SB13, SM13

Further personal information

Residence

The Entrance, NSW, AUS

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English

Higher education

Massage Therapy - Canberra Institute of Technology: Australia

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began competing in 1997.

Club / Team

Mingara Aquatic Swimming Club: Tumbi Umbi, NSW, AUS

Name of coach

Kim Taylor [club], AUS; Brendan Keogh [national]

International debut

Year

2005

Competing for

Australia

General interest

Hobbies

Yoga. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 11 Jul 2015)

Most influential person in career

Her parents, and coach David Negus. (paralympic.org.au, 12 Jan 2010)

Hero / Idol

Australian swimmer Susie O'Neil. (paralympic.org.au, 22 Jun 2012)

Injuries

In November 2013 she sustained a shoulder injury and underwent surgery. She returned to competition in April 2015 at the Australian Championships in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (nbnnews.com.au, 10 Apr 2015)

She had a shoulder injury in 2008. (paralympic.org.au, 22 Jun 2012)

Awards and honours

She has been inducted as a sporting hero on the Wall of Fame at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (paralympic.org.au, 12 Jan 2010)

Famous relatives

Her older brother has competed in surfing at national level. (paralympic.org.au, 12 Jan 2010)

Impairment

She was born with retinitis pigmentosa, which affects her vision. She also has Usher syndrome, which affects her hearing. (scic.org.au, 14 Aug 2012; paralympic.org.au, 12 Jan 2010)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	5
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	4
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	8
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Heat 1	3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	7
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heat 2	5

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 5,000 m Open Water S13	Final Round	1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	5
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	5
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final Round	4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final Round	4

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2012-09-01	6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2012-09-01	3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final Round	2012-09-02	7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2012-09-02	4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heat 1	2012-09-07	3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final Round	2012-09-07	6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Heat 1	2012-09-08	3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final Round	2012-09-08	7

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final 1	2013-08-12	3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Heat 1	2013-08-13	3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final 1	2013-08-13	3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13	Final 1	2013-08-14	3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2013-08-15	6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 1	2013-08-15	7
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final 1	2013-08-17	3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2013-08-18	7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2013-08-18	8

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Final 1	2015-07-13	7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13	Heat 2	2015-07-13	8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Final 1	2015-07-14	7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13	Heat 1	2015-07-14	8
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Final 1	2015-07-15	5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13	Heat 1	2015-07-15	7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Heat 2	2015-07-17	6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13	Final 1	2015-07-17	6