Richard Eliason

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Richard Eliason

2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Eliason
Personal information
Full name	Richard Eliason
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, breaststroke
Classifications	S14, SB14, SM14
Medal record Men's paralympic swimming Representing  Australia World Championships (LC) 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB14

Richard Eliason (born 8 April 1988) is an Australian swimmer. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. He has an intellectual disability and was among the first intellectually disabled athletes to compete in the Paralympics after the 2000 Summer Paralympics intellectual disability controversy. While he did not receive a medal at the Games, he placed 5th in the final. He is a recipient of the Service to Australian Swim Team award.