Bethany Firth
Firth at the 2016 Olympics
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| Nationality |
British |
| Born | 14 February 1996 |
| Residence | Seaforde, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Ards Swim Club |
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Medal record
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Bethany Charlotte Firth, MBE (born 14 February 1996) is a Northern Irish swimmer competing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2014; previously Firth had competed for Ireland. A four time Paralympic gold medalist, she has won gold in her specialist event, the 100 metres backstroke for both Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in addition to the 200 metres medley and 200 metres freestyle for Great Britain at the 2016 Games, where she was the nations most successful Paralympian with three golds and a silver medal. She competes in the S14 classification for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Bethany Charlotte Firth was born on 14 February 1996 in Seaforde, County Down, Northern Ireland. Her father Peter is a teacher and former church minister, and her mother Lindsey is a nurse practitioner. She is a Christian and is a member of Christian Fellowship Church. Firth was educated at Longstone School in Dundonald.
Firth has a learning difficulty that causes short term memory loss. She therefore competes in the S14 classification.
On 31 August 2012 Firth, competing for Ireland in her first Paralympics, won a gold medal at the 2012 Paralympic games in London in the S14 100 metres backstroke final while representing Ireland. Firth, who has learning difficulties, had been swimming for only three years.
Firth won three silver medals at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.
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