Sean Fraser (swimmer)

Sean Fraser

Fraser in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 34) Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability class	S8
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing   United Kingdom Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100m backstroke S8 European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 50m freestyle S8 2009 Reykjavik 400m freestyle S8 2009 Reykjavik 100m backstroke S8 2011 Berlin 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts Representing   Scotland Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 100m freestyle S8

Sean Fraser (born 30 April 1990 in Edinburgh, Scotland ^[1] ) is a Scottish swimmer.

Fraser attended Lasswade High School. ^[2] He won a bronze medal for Great Britain in the S8 100m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics 2008, ^[3] and a gold medal in the 2009 British Championships for the MC 100 m backstroke. ^[1] He won bronze medals for the S8 50 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle and 100 m Backstroke events at the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Swimming Championships in Reykjavík, Iceland. ^[1] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India he won a silver medal in Men's 100 m freestyle S8 with a British record time of 1:00.77. ^{[1] [4]} He won a bronze medal for the 34pt 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany. ^[1] and a gold at the British Championships in 2012 for the MC 100 m freestyle. ^[1]

Fraser swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh and Manchester HPC. ^{[1] [5]} He was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. (2012) Meet the Team - Sean Fraser Swimming.org, Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 22 April 2013
2. (6 June 2012) Swimming: Fraser's five shots at Olympic glory The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 April 2013
3. "London calling as Fraser nets bronze in 100m clash". Edinburgh Evening News . 11 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
4. - CWG Official Result ^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. (2008) Fraser qualifies for Paralympics In the Winning Zone. Retrieved 8 April 2013
6. Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
7. "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.