Jacqueline Freney

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Jacqueline Freney
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2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Freney
Personal information
Full nameJacqueline Rose Freney
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 32)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, Freestyle, Medley
Classifications S7, SB7, SM7
ClubRichmond Valley
CoachMichael Freney
Medal record
Women's paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 50 m freestyle S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 100 m freestyle S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 400 m freestyle S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 100 m backstroke S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 50 m butterfly S7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 200 m medley SM7
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S8
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S8
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S8
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S8
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle S8
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S8
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle S8
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S8
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly S8
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S8
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle relay 34 pts

Jacqueline Rose "Jacqui" Freney OAM (born 6 June 1992) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2012 London Games, she broke Siobhan Paton's Australian record of six gold medals at a single Games by winning her seventh gold medal in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7. She finished the Games with eight gold medals, more than any other participant in the Games.

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Biography

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Freney at the 2012 London Paralympics

Jacqueline Rose Freney was born in Brisbane, Queensland [1] with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. [2] She won three bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Games in the women's 100m freestyle S8 event, 400m freestyle S8 event and 50m freestyle S8 event. [3] In 2012 at the London Paralympic Games she won 8 gold medals in the women's 100m backstroke S7, women's 50m butterfly S7, 100m freestyle S7, 400m freestyle S7, 50m freestyle S7, 200m individual medley SM7, 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 pts, and the 4 × 100 m medleyrelay event. She broke Siobhan Paton's Australian record of six gold medals at a single Games by winning her seventh gold medal in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7. [4] In breaking the record she said "Seven, I am in heaven". [4] She finished the Games with eight gold medals, more than any other participant in the games. [5]

Freney lives in Skenners Head, Ballina, New South Wales, and is coached by her father Michael. [1] Her grandfather Peter Freney coached 2000 Sydney Games multiple gold medallist Siobhan Paton. [1] Freney's grandfather now assists in her career development. In 2008, she was awarded an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship. [1]

At the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, she won silver medals in the women's 100m freestyle and 400m freestyle events S8 events. In 2011, a week before the Can-Am Swimming Open, Freney was reclassified from S8 to S7. At the 2011 Can-Am Swimming Open in La Mirada, she set a world record in the S7 400m freestyle event twice, once during the heats and again during the finals with a time of 4:59.95 on her way to winning a gold medal. At the Can-Am Swimming Open, she won two silver medals in the S7 50m and 100m freestyle events. [6]

Freney was unable to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a medical issue. Freney had been suffering from electromagnetic sensations triggered by strenuous training and was unable to find an answer as to why this issue occurred. [7]

Recognition

Freney receives the trophy as the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year from the Australian Minister for Sport Kate Lundy KateLundy awards JacquelineFreney 2012AustralianParalympianOfTheYear.jpg
Freney receives the trophy as the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year from the Australian Minister for Sport Kate Lundy

In February 2012 Freney was named Ballina Shire's Sportsperson of the Year. [8] She was a finalist for the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year, [5] and won both best female and the top overall honour. [9] In 2012, Freney was declared Paralympian of the Year by Australia Post and this achievement was celebrated with the release of a commemorative stamp which featured the inspirational athlete. [10] In November 2013 she was named New South Wales Young Australian of the Year for 2014. [11] On 25 January 2014 she was named Young Australian of the Year. [12] The following day she was also awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia "For service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games". [13] In October 2014 she was inducted into the Path of Champions at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. [14]

Freney earned her Young Australian of the Year award in 2014 by being actively involved in the community, working with Swimming Australia as a motivational speaker to help people with disabilities to reach their true potential. [15]

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References

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Awards
Preceded by World Disabled Swimmer of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Young Australian of the Year
2014
Succeeded by