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Sean Fraser (swimmer)

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Sean Fraser
Fraser in 2008
Personal information
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 34)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS8
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m backstroke S8
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 50m freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 400m freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 100m backstroke S8
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Berlin 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 100m freestyle S8

Sean Fraser (born 30 April 1990 in Edinburgh, Scotland[1]) is a Scottish swimmer.

Fraser attended Lasswade High School.[2] He won a bronze medal for Great Britain in the S8 100m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics 2008,[3] and a gold medal in the 2009 British Championships for the MC 100 m backstroke.[1] He won bronze medals for the S8 50 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle and 100 m Backstroke events at the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Swimming Championships in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India he won a silver medal in Men's 100 m freestyle S8 with a British record time of 1:00.77.[1][4] He won a bronze medal for the 34pt 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.[1] and a gold at the British Championships in 2012 for the MC 100 m freestyle.[1]

Fraser swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh and Manchester HPC.[1][5] He was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g (2012) Meet the Team - Sean Fraser Swimming.org, Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 22 April 2013
  2. ^ (6 June 2012) Swimming: Fraser's five shots at Olympic glory The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 April 2013
  3. ^ "London calling as Fraser nets bronze in 100m clash". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  4. ^ - CWG Official Result
  5. ^ (2008) Fraser qualifies for Paralympics In the Winning Zone. Retrieved 8 April 2013
  6. ^ Race, Loretta (1 October 2018). "Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success". Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.