Louise Fiddes
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| Born | 26 March 2001 Barnet, England, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S14, SB14, SM14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hatfield Swimming Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Janko Gojkovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Louise Fiddes (born 26 March 2001) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a world and European champion in breaststroke events.[2][3][dead link][4][5] She grew up in Welwyn Garden City and trained at Hatfield Swimming Club.[1]
In the 2024 Paralympics she gained a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle S14. Poppy Maskill took the silver and they were both beaten by Valeriia Shabalina.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Metcalfe, Neil (2 September 2024). "Golden girl Louise Fiddes in shock after triumph at Paris Paralympics". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Louise Fiddes - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 7 May 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "World championships gold in front of supporters delights Hatfield's Fiddes". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Louise Fiddes tops swimming world series table". UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disability. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Louise Fiddes - British Swimming". British Swimming. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Poppy Maskill wins another medal in the Paris Paralympic Games". Northwich Guardian. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Louise Fiddes at British Swimming
- Louise Fiddes at ParalympicsGB
- Louise Fiddes at the International Paralympic Committee
- Louise Fiddes at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Louise Fiddes at Team England
- Louise Fiddes at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Welwyn Garden City
- Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
- English female breaststroke swimmers
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- British female medley swimmers
- British female breaststroke swimmers
- British female butterfly swimmers
- S14-classified para swimmers
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- English female medley swimmers
- English female freestyle swimmers
- British female freestyle swimmers
- English female butterfly swimmers
- 21st-century English sportswomen