Katherine Downie

Katherine Downie
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Downie
Personal information
Full nameKatherine Rose Downie
NicknameKat
Nationality Australia
Born (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, freestyle
ClassificationsS10, SB9, SM10
ClubPerth City Swim Club
CoachMatt Magee
Medal record
Women's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S10
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 200 m medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m medley SM10

Katherine Rose Downie OAM (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian Paralympian. Kat first represented Australia in 2011. Kat represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming and was a member of both the Gold medal Women's 34 point 4 x 100 free and 4 × 100 medley relay teams. Kat placed fourth in both her pet events the 100 backstroke and 200IM.

Katherine lives with mild right hemiplegic spastic cerebral palsy and is an Australian S10 classified swimmer.


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