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Nickname | Popsicle |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | 2004 Ipswich, Queensland |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Paralympic swimming |
Disability class | S10 |
Club | Yeronga Park SC |
Coached by | Kate Sparkes |
Polly Wilson is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [1]
Wilson was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 2004. [2]She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months. [2]
She focused on swimming after trying dancing, hockey, gymnastics, cheerleading, and soccer. This was due it being easier to move through water. She was classified in 2016 as a S10 swimmer. [2] Her main events are 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly events. She completed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester England where she finished sixth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S10 [3]
She is coached by Kate Sparkes at Yeronga Park SC in Brisbane. [4]
Wilson was awarded a Tier 2 Scholarship within the 2024 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. [2]
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for sports and athletics. (June 2024) |
Personal information | |
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Nickname | Popsicle |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | 2004 Ipswich, Queensland |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Paralympic swimming |
Disability class | S10 |
Club | Yeronga Park SC |
Coached by | Kate Sparkes |
Polly Wilson is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [1]
Wilson was born in Ipswich, Queensland in 2004. [2]She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months. [2]
She focused on swimming after trying dancing, hockey, gymnastics, cheerleading, and soccer. This was due it being easier to move through water. She was classified in 2016 as a S10 swimmer. [2] Her main events are 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly events. She completed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester England where she finished sixth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S10 [3]
She is coached by Kate Sparkes at Yeronga Park SC in Brisbane. [4]
Wilson was awarded a Tier 2 Scholarship within the 2024 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. [2]