| Chloe Osborn | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 2003 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability Class: | S7 |
| Club: | ACU Blacktown |
| Coach: | Misha Payne |
Chloe Osborn (born 15 October 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [1]
At the age of twelve, Osborn was diagnosed Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.[2] She suffered nerve damage and spinal injury as a result of surgery to remove the tumour. [3] Her physiotherapist recommended taking up swimming as part of her rehabilitation. She attended Beaumont Hills Public School and Kellyville High School.
Prior to her cancer diagnosis, Osborn was obsessed with soccer. As part of her rehabilitation, she swam once or twice each week at the Hawkesbury Oasis. She them moved to squad swimming training four times per week. She was classified as a S7 swimmer. Her first swimming competition was at the age of fifteen. She moved to ACU Blacktown to be coached by Misha Payne.[4]
After strong performances at national swimming championships, she was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023. She was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024.[5]
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[6]