Karni Liddell
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Karni Liddell (born 1 March 1979) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.
Personal
Liddell was born on 1 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland.[1] [2] She is a radio presenter for 4BC.[3]
At twelve months old, Liddell was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.[4] She attended school in Rockhampton, Queensland.[4] Her parents were told by doctors that she would never be able to walk and that she would not live past her teens.[5] As a youngster, from the age of two to sixteen, she rode horses as part of physical therapy.[4]
Liddell, alongside Branka Pupovac, Hamish MacDonald and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar.[6] Liddell's photography depicts her wearing sunglasses and a covered in body paint made to look like a polka-dotted bikini.[6] In 2008, she was one of several Queenslanders to have their images painted by Ludmila Clark to have the picture go on display at the Customs House in Rockhampton.[7]
Swimming
By the age of 14, Liddell had broken a swimming world record.[5] She has competed at two Paralympic Games: 1996 and 2000.[8] She won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 event.[9] She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts event.[9]
Disability sport
Liddell is part of a mentoring programme for Australian Paralympians. She is an ambassador for Riding for the Disabled.[4] In 2010, she tried to raise A$100,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Queensland to research muscular dystrophy.[4] At the 2011 North Queensland Athletics Carnival for Students with Disabilities (The Challenge Games), Liddell gave one of the opening speeches to kick off the event.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee (2008). Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. Information on past Australian Paralympic Games results and profiles on Australian athletes and staff attending the Sydney Paralympic Games.
- ^ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ^ Keegan, Ginny. "Inaugural Marketing and Communications Conference". Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Roberts, Alice (27 May 2010). "Former paralympian raising funds". Capricornia, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Conference Program" (PDF). The CICA National Newsletter (33). The Crane Industry Council of Australia: 8. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b Marks, Kathy (12 August 2000). "Calendar shows the naked truth about disabled athletes". The Independent. London, England. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Mackay, Jacquie (15 August 2008). "Olympians on display". Queensland, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Athletes from Queensland 1964-2008". Sporting Wheelies. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Athletes meet Challenge in Townsville". Queensland, Australia: The State of Queensland (Department of Education and Training). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.