Rebecca Dubber
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Nickname | Becs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classifications | S7, SB6, SM7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | North Shore Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Dubber (born 14 May 1993) is a New Zealand former para-swimmer. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] At the 2016 Games, she won the bronze medal in the women's 100 m backstroke S7.[2] She retired in March 2019.[3]
Dubber grew up on the North Shore of Auckland, and attended Carmel College.[4] She later attended the Auckland University of Technology, graduating in 2018.[3] Dubber was born with sacral agenesis. She started as a triathlete.[5]
References
- ^ "Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher head powerful New Zealand swimming team for Paralympics". Stuff.co.nz. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (9 September 2016). "Rio Paralympics 2016: Anna Grimaldi wins dramatic gold, Rebecca Dubber claims bronze". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Paralympian Rebecca Dubber announces her retirement with a bright future ahead". Paralympics.org.nz. Paralympics New Zealand. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Dubber's bronze bodes well for Paralympics hopes". 3 News. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Triathlete's triumph of spirit". NZ Herald. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
External links
- Rebecca Dubber at Paralympics New Zealand (archive)
- Rebecca Dubber at the International Paralympic Committee
- Meet Our Paralympians: Rebecca Dubber (Attitude Live video profile)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers of New Zealand
- Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- S7-classified Paralympic swimmers
- Swimmers from Auckland
- Auckland University of Technology alumni
- New Zealand female triathletes
- People with caudal regression syndrome
- People educated at Carmel College, Auckland
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
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