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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ACU Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Misha Payne | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chloe Osborn (born 15 October 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]
At the age of twelve, Osborn was diagnosed Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. [2] She suffered nerve damage and spinal injury as a result of surgery to remove the tumour. [3] Her physiotherapist recommended taking up swimming as part of her rehabilitation. [3] She attended Beaumont Hills Public School and Kellyville High School. [2]
Prior to her cancer diagnosis, Osborn was obsessed with soccer. [3] As part of her rehabilitation, she swam once or twice each week at the Hawkesbury Oasis. [3] She them moved to squad swimming training four times per week. She was classified as a S7 swimmer. Her first swimming competition was at the age of fifteen. She moved to ACU Blacktown to be coached by Misha Payne. [4]
After strong performances at national swimming championships, she was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023. [4] She was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024. [5]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she competed in the 100 m freestyle S7 (7th), Women's 400 m freestyle S7 (4th) and Mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle 20 points (team disqualified). She was a member of the Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts that won the silver medal.
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete. [6]
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