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Nickname | Birdie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | September 6, 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mike Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Bird (born September 6, 1993) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events, she specialises in freestyle. She won a bronze medal, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 34pts 4x100m relay. [1]
She is a double Parapan American Games champion and double World silver medalist. [2] [3] [4]
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