Maisie Summers-Newton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 26 July 2002 Northamptonshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S6 |
Medal record | |
Maisie Summers-Newton MBE (born 26 July 2002)[1] is a British Paralympic swimmer, competing in S6 disability events. In August 2018, she took gold in the IPC Swimming European Championships SM6 200m individual medley and set a new world record at 2:59.60.[2][3] She also holds the S6 100m Breaststroke world record in 1:33.92, which she achieved in May 2018 at the British Para-Swimming International Meet.[1]
She was nominated for the 2018 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, joining a shortlist of 10 other British athletes.[4][5]
Summers-Newton took gold at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London. She created a new world record for the SM6 200m Individual Medley when she beat Yelyzaveta Mereshko from the Ukraine.[6] The record had been set earlier that year by Summers-Newton in Glasgow.[7]
In April 2021, at Sheffield's Ponds Forge sports centre, Summers-Newton came second in points in the freestyle swimming to Grace Harvey and,[8] in July, she was named as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[9] At the Paralympics, Summers-Newton won gold in the 200m individual medley, setting a new world record of 2:56.68 in the process.[10]
Summers-Newton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[11][12]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tai and Summers-Newton smash World records". British Swimming. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "World Para-swimming European Championships: Maisie Summers-Newton beats Ellie Simmonds for world record". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "SUMMERS-NEWTON Maisie". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Top 10 revealed". BBC Sport. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "BBC Young Sports Personality 2018: Kare Adenegan wins award". BBC Sport. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Maisie Summers-Newton sets world record on golden night for Britain". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Records tumble as Brits win World Series gold in Glasgow". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Grace is over the moon on BPSIM day one". British Swimming. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Northampton swimming stars are off to Tokyo". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Maisie Summers-Newton and Tully Kearney win swimming gold - follow live". The Independent. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N22.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
External links[]
- Maisie Summers-Newton at British Swimming
- Maisie Summers-Newton at the International Paralympic Committee
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