Guy Harrison-Murray
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| Full name | Guy Harrison-Murray | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia/ United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
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17 April 1997 Bath, England | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Classifications | S10, SB10, SM10 | ||||||||||||
| Club | Perth City | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 x 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] As of 2015, he is 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
- ↑ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News, 13 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Guy Harrison-Murray". Swimming Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Guy wins race to swim for Australia". West Australian. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Young fish has big ambitions". Community News. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Para Pan Pacific Championship Team". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Aussies unite for a nail biting bronze medal win in the men's relay". Swimming Australia News, 18 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Guy-Harrison Murray results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 1 2 Croy, Liam (22 February 2015). "Rotto winner's time just shy of record". West Australian.
- ↑ "Jan Cameron joins elite coaching group with Platinum recognition". Swimming Australia website. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Guy Harrison-Murray". Rio Paralympics Official Results. Rio Paralympics 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.