Chloe Osborn (born 15 October 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ACU Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Misha Payne | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editAt the age of twelve, Osborn was diagnosed Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.[2] She suffered nerve damage and spinal injury as a result of surgery to remove the tumour.[3] Her physiotherapist recommended taking up swimming as part of her rehabilitation.[3] She attended Beaumont Hills Public School and Kellyville High School.[2]
Swimming
editPrior to her cancer diagnosis, Osborn was obsessed with soccer.[3] As part of her rehabilitation, she swam once or twice each week at the Hawkesbury Oasis.[3] She them moved to squad swimming training four times per week. She was classified as a S7 swimmer. Her first swimming competition was at the age of fifteen. She moved to ACU Blacktown to be coached by Misha Payne.[4]
After strong performances at national swimming championships, she was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023.[4] She was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024.[5]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she competed in the 100 m freestyle S7 (7th), Women's 400 m freestyle S7 (4th) and Mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle 20 points (team disqualified). She was a member of the Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts that won the silver medal.
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Lawrence (22 June 2016). "How young Chloe's Facebook page is able to help children understand about cancer". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Creatio. "Chloe Osborn - Swimmer & Instructor". The Y. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Para Flippers Development Squad Announced". Swimming Australia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Campaign of Resilience for Para Team". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Hodge, Jones and Osborn Selected for Paris | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 16 June 2024.