Heather Frederiksen

Heather Frederiksen
Frederiksen at the 2009 IPC European Championships
Personal information
Full nameHeather Frederiksen
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-12-30) 30 December 1985 (age 38)
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England[2]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)[3]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCity of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team[1]

Heather Frederiksen MBE (born 30 December 1985) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer. She is former world record holder in the women's S8 100 m backstroke, 50 m freestyle, 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events. As of June 2017, she still holds European records in the S8 200 m and 400 m freestyle.[3][4] Frederiksen is a two time Paralympic champion in the 100m backstroke S8 classification, and has won eight Paralympic medals in all.[5]

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  4. ^ "Para Swimming Records".
  5. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Heather Frederiksen wins backstroke gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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