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| Born | 8 March 1984 Białystok, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Piotr Daszuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Siobhan Bethany Paton, OAM is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who was born in Sydney. Paton has had an intellectual disability from birth which was a consequence a lack of oxygen. Paton decided to become a swimmer after finding out she has a connective tissue disorder and that swimming would assist in the strengthening of her joints. Siobhan initially began competing with non-disabled athletes and only in 1997 did she compete in a competition for athletes with disabilities, where she won seven gold medals and one silver medal. As of 2004, she holds thirteen world records in her disability class of S14.
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