Guy Harrison-Murray
Personal information
Full nameGuy Harrison-Murray
Nationality Australia/ United Kingdom
Born (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 26)
Bath, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClassificationsS10, SB10, SM10
ClubPerth City
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
IPC Swimming World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle 34 points

Guy Harrison-Murray (born 17 April 1997) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Harrison-Murray was born on 17 April 1997 in Bath, England.[2] He was born with congenital bilateral talipes, a condition where his tendons on the inside of his leg are shortened, the bones have an unusual shape and the Achilles tendon is tightened.[3] In 2011, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia.[3] In January 2015, he was granted Australian citizenship that would allow him to compete for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[3] He attended the International School of Western Australia.[4]

Career

Harrison-Murray took up swimming at the age of three.[4] He is classified as an S10 swimmer.[2] He made his debut for Australia at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[5] At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay 34 points.[6] He finished fourth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S10, sixth in the Men's 100m Freestyle S10 and seventh in the Men's 50m Freestyle S10.[7]

In February 2014, he was a member of a team that won the Mixed Team category at the Rottnest Channel Swim.[8] In 2015, he was coached by Jan Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.[9] Previously, he was coached by Ian Mills at the Perth City Swim Club.[8]

In 2016, he competed in three events at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Harrison-Murray finished eighth in Men's 400m Freestyle S10, seventh in Men's 50m Freestyle S10 but didn't progress to the finals in Men's 100m Freestyle S10.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News, 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Guy Harrison-Murray". Swimming Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Guy wins race to swim for Australia". West Australian. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Young fish has big ambitions". Community News. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ^ "2014 Para Pan Pacific Championship Team". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Aussies unite for a nail biting bronze medal win in the men's relay". Swimming Australia News, 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Guy-Harrison Murray results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b Croy, Liam (22 February 2015). "Rotto winner's time just shy of record". West Australian.
  9. ^ "Jan Cameron joins elite coaching group with Platinum recognition". Swimming Australia website. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Guy Harrison-Murray". Rio Paralympics Official Results. Rio Paralympics 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

External links

2016 Australian Paralympic Team
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