Guy Harrison-Murray
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Full name | Guy Harrison-Murray | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australia/ United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) Bath, England | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Classifications | S10, SB10, SM10 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Perth City | ||||||||||||||
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Guy Harrison-Murray (born 17 April 1997) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]
Personal
Harrison-Murray was born on 17 April 1997 in Bath, England.[2] He was born with congenital bilateral talipes, a condition where his tendons on the inside of his leg are shortened, the bones have an unusual shape and the Achilles tendon is tightened.[3] In 2011, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia.[3] In January 2015, he was granted Australian citizenship that would allow him to compete for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[3] He attended the International School of Western Australia.[4]
Career
Harrison-Murray took up swimming at the age of three.[4] He is classified as an S10 swimmer.[2] He made his debut for Australia at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[5] At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay 34 points.[6] He finished fourth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S10, sixth in the Men's 100m Freestyle S10 and seventh in the Men's 50m Freestyle S10.[7]
In February 2014, he was a member of a team that won the Mixed Team category at the Rottnest Channel Swim.[8] In 2015, he was coached by Jan Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.[9] Previously, he was coached by Ian Mills at the Perth City Swim Club.[8]
In 2016, he competed in three events at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Harrison-Murray finished eighth in Men's 400m Freestyle S10, seventh in Men's 50m Freestyle S10 but didn't progress to the finals in Men's 100m Freestyle S10.[10]
References
- ^ "Swimming Australia Paralympic Squad Announcement". Swimming Australia News, 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Guy Harrison-Murray". Swimming Australia Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Guy wins race to swim for Australia". West Australian. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Young fish has big ambitions". Community News. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "2014 Para Pan Pacific Championship Team". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Aussies unite for a nail biting bronze medal win in the men's relay". Swimming Australia News, 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Guy-Harrison Murray results". Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b Croy, Liam (22 February 2015). "Rotto winner's time just shy of record". West Australian.
- ^ "Jan Cameron joins elite coaching group with Platinum recognition". Swimming Australia website. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Guy Harrison-Murray". Rio Paralympics Official Results. Rio Paralympics 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links
- Guy Harrison-Murray at the International Paralympic Committee
- Guy Harrison-Murray at Paralympics Australia
- Guy Harrison-Murray at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-04-04)
- Guy Harrison-Murray at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-21)
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