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| Born | 11 September 2001 [1] Le Chesnay, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ugo Didier (born 11 September 2001) is a French Paralympic swimmer. He represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Didier made his international debut for France at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships at the age of 14. [2]
He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event, and a bronze medal in the 200 metre individual medley SM9 event. [3] [4]
He again represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event, France's first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics. [5] [6] He also won silver medals in the 400 metre freestyle S9 and 200 metre individual medley SM9 events. [7]
Didier was born with club feet and weakness in both legs. [8] His younger brother, Lucas, is a para table tennis player for France. [9]
Natalie du Toit OIG MBE is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka. Du Toit became the third amputee ever to qualify for the Olympics, where she placed 16th in the 10 km swim.
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