Keira Stephens

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Keira Stephens
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 22)
England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Classifications S10
ClubSouthport Olympic SC
CoachGlenn Baker
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Women's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m breastroke SB9
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 34pts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Madeira Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Madeira 100 m breaststroke SB9
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Manchester 100 m breaststroke SB9
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 200 m individual medley SM10

Keira Kristina Stephens OAM (born 17 March 2003) [1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won two bronze medals. [2] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal as a heat. [3]

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Personal life

Stephens was born on 17 March 2003 in England. [4] She was born missing fingers on her left hand. She comes from Hervey Bay, Queensland and attended Xavier Catholic College. [5]

Swimming career

Stephens started swimming at the Hervey Bay swimming club under coach Paul Jones. She is classified as a S10 swimmer. Her first international competition was the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, Cairns, where she won the silver medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9. [4]

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, Stephens finished fourth in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9, fifth in the Women's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 Points, sixth in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 and eighth in the Women's 50m Freestyle S10. [5]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Stephens won a bronze medal in the 34pts Women's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 pts. Her team of Ellie Cole, Emily Beecroft, and Isabella Vincent clocked 4:55.70. [6] She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 .She also swam in two other individual events [7]

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira, Stephens won two medals - gold in Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts and silver in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9. [8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10. [9] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, Stephens won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts as a heat swimmer. Stephens competed in three other events - Women's 50 m freestyle S9 (10th), Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 (4th) and Women's 200 m individual medley SM10 (7th).

Stephens is coached by Glen Baker at Southport on the Gold Coast .

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Michel". Paralympics Australia. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Keira Stephens". Paralympics Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Keira Stephens". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Keira Stephens Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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