Chantal Cavin

Chantal Cavin

Personal information
Born	(1978-02-12) 12 February 1978 (age 48) Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability class	S11
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing   Switzerland World Championships (LC) 2006 Durban 100m freestyle S11 2006 Durban 50m freestyle S11 2006 Durban 400m freestyle S11 2006 Durban 100m breaststroke SB11 2010 Eindhoven 400m freestyle S11 World Championships (SC) 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle S11 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100m butterfly S11

Chantal Cavin (born 12 February 1978) is a retired Swiss Paralympic swimmer who competed in international elite events. She is a World champion in both long course and short course freestyle swimming, she has also competed at the Paralympic Games three times but narrowly missed out on winning any medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 50m and 100m freestyle. Cavin lost her sight at the age of fourteen when she had a concussion following a sporting accident. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Chantal Cavin - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021.
2. "How do you play a competitive sport when you are blind? (in French)". Tactuel. 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018.

External links

• Chantal Cavin at the International Paralympic Committee
• Chantal Cavin at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)