Shane Walsh (swimmer)
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Shane Walsh (16 November 1976)[1] is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He was born at the Gold Coast, Queensland[1] with cerebral palsy.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts event.[3] He was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder in 2000.[4] After the Games, he has managed bars and restaurants across the Gold Coast. In 2008, he took part in Surf Life Saving Queensland's Skills for Life Community Program.[2]
References
- ^ a b Australian media guide 2000 Paralympic Games Sydney Australia October 18-29 2000 : Australian 2000 Paralympic team. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000. p. 139.
- ^ a b "Former Paralympic Draws Strength From Surf Life Saving Queensland's Skills for Life Community Program". Surf Life Saving Queensland News. Retrieved 14 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. p. 139. ISBN 174013060X.
Categories:
- Male Paralympic swimmers of Australia
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic swimmers
- Living people
- 1976 births
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Australian swimming biography stubs
- Australian Paralympic medalist stubs