Jasmine Greenwood

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Jasmine Greenwood
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Jasmine Greenwood in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 17)
Figtree, New South Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS10, SB9, SM10
ClubBay & Basin
CoachBob McEvoy
Medal record
Women's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S10
World Para Swimming Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m butterfly S10

Jasmine Greenwood (born 13 October 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a silver medal.[1]

Personal[]

Greenwood was born on 13 October 2004 in Figtree, New South Wales.[2] In 2011, Greenwood acquired a brain injury as a result of two strokes caused by acute appendicitis and septic shock. It primarily affects the left side of her body.[3] In 2019, she attends and lives in Sussex Inlet, New South Wales.[4]

Career[]

Greenwood is classified as a S10 swimmer. In 2014, she decided to apply for classification to take part in para-swimming after joining the Bay & Basin Swim Club in Shoalhaven, New South Wales.[3] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Queensland, she finished fifth in both the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9 and Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10. At age 13, she was the youngest athlete to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, Greenwood won the bronze medal in the Women's 100m Butterly S10 and was fourth in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 and Women's 100m Backstroke S10.[5]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won the silver medal in the Women's 100 m butterfly S10 and finished Women's 100 m backstroke S10, fifth in the Women's 100 m freestyle S10 and Women's 200 m individual medley SM10. [6]

Recognition[]

  • 2015 – School Sports Australia Sportsmanship award at age 10, after winning eight medals at her first national schools championships.[3]
  • 2016 – Gregson Shield for Most Outstanding Para Swimmer at the New South Wales Primary Schools State Championships in Australia.[3]
  • 2019 – Junior Sports Person Award from the Shoalhaven City Council's Hall of Sporting Fame in Australia.[3]
  • 2019 – Named as one of the Kurt Fearnley scholarship winners.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". 2018 Commonwealth Games Results website. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Jasmine Greenwood". International Paralympic Committee Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ward, Courtney (15 May 2019). "Jasmine Greenwood set to make a splash at World Para Swimming Championships". South Coast Register. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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