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Casey Redford
Action shot of Redford swimming in the 200 m medley SM9 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born10 September 1982
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Women's 100 m backstroke S9

Casey Redford (born 10 September 1982) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. A Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, she won three gold medals at the 1999 FESPIC Games, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the Women's 100 m backstroke S9 event.

Personal

Redford was born in Melbourne on 10 September 1982, [1] and was educated at Mentone Girls' Secondary College. [2]

Competitive swimming

Redford was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [3] She competed in the 1998 Australian Swimming Open, representing the Haileybury Waterlion Swimming Club. She competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, where she made the finals. She also competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, Open 100 m Freestyle, Open 50 m Backstroke and Open 50 m Butterfly, but did not get past the heats. However, she did set a club records for 15-year-olds in the 50 m freestyle (LC) category with a time of 35.08 seconds, [4] in the butterfly event with a personal best with a time of 40.06 seconds, [5] and in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 1:19.19. [6]

Redford competed at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Thailand, where she won a gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle event, a gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke event, and a gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley event. [1] On 3 June 2000, Redford set an age group record for 17-year-olds in the 100 m breaststroke event in the SB9 class at a meet in Sheffield, Victoria with a time of 1:35.53. [7] She went on to win a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the women's 100 m backstroke S9 event, [8] with a time of 1:20.02. [9] She also competed in the 200 m individual medley S9 and 100 m breaststroke S9 events, but did not qualify for the finals. [10] In 2001, she competed in the Victorian Swim Championships, coming first in the Multidisability Women's 50 m backstroke event. [11]

Recognition

In 2000, Redford was named on the Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Paralympic Committee (5 December 2000). "APC: Athlete's Profile". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll" (PDF). Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 12 March 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ Victorian Institute of Sport (21 August 2002). "Australian Paralympic team". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Butterfly". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 100m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Long Course Australian Swimming Records" (PDF). Adelaide, South Australia: Blind Sports South Australia. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Paralympic results". NZ Herald. 29 October 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team". Sydney, Australia: Australian Sport Commission. 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  11. ^ "Victorian Swimming Championships - Day 1". Europe: Insweep. 2 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Casey Redford
Action shot of Redford swimming in the 200 m medley SM9 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born10 September 1982
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Women's 100 m backstroke S9

Casey Redford (born 10 September 1982) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. A Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, she won three gold medals at the 1999 FESPIC Games, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the Women's 100 m backstroke S9 event.

Personal

Redford was born in Melbourne on 10 September 1982, [1] and was educated at Mentone Girls' Secondary College. [2]

Competitive swimming

Redford was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [3] She competed in the 1998 Australian Swimming Open, representing the Haileybury Waterlion Swimming Club. She competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, where she made the finals. She also competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, Open 100 m Freestyle, Open 50 m Backstroke and Open 50 m Butterfly, but did not get past the heats. However, she did set a club records for 15-year-olds in the 50 m freestyle (LC) category with a time of 35.08 seconds, [4] in the butterfly event with a personal best with a time of 40.06 seconds, [5] and in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 1:19.19. [6]

Redford competed at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Thailand, where she won a gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle event, a gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke event, and a gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley event. [1] On 3 June 2000, Redford set an age group record for 17-year-olds in the 100 m breaststroke event in the SB9 class at a meet in Sheffield, Victoria with a time of 1:35.53. [7] She went on to win a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the women's 100 m backstroke S9 event, [8] with a time of 1:20.02. [9] She also competed in the 200 m individual medley S9 and 100 m breaststroke S9 events, but did not qualify for the finals. [10] In 2001, she competed in the Victorian Swim Championships, coming first in the Multidisability Women's 50 m backstroke event. [11]

Recognition

In 2000, Redford was named on the Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Paralympic Committee (5 December 2000). "APC: Athlete's Profile". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll" (PDF). Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 12 March 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ Victorian Institute of Sport (21 August 2002). "Australian Paralympic team". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Butterfly". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 100m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Long Course Australian Swimming Records" (PDF). Adelaide, South Australia: Blind Sports South Australia. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Paralympic results". NZ Herald. 29 October 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team". Sydney, Australia: Australian Sport Commission. 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  11. ^ "Victorian Swimming Championships - Day 1". Europe: Insweep. 2 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

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