 Action shot of Nowitzki in the pool at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1976 Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||
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Tamara Leigh Nowitzki (born 22 May 1976) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia and a silver medalist at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics..
She was born in Brisbane. [1] At the age of 13 months she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. [2] Nowitzki attended Ferny Grove High School. [2] She was diagnosed with Dopa-responsive dystonia when she was 25 years old. [2]
At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, she finished fifth in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7. Nowitzki went on to win a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 event. [3] At the 2000 Paralympics she was coached by Brendan Keogh. [4]
In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal [5] and in 2013 she was recognised at the Dickson Citizen of the Year. [6]
In 2012 Nowitzki released her autobiography 'No Ordinary Girl' to raise awareness of the rare condition Dopa-responsive Dystonia which is often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy and to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. [2]
