| Holly Warn | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 2009 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability Class: | S7 |
| Club: | St Hilda's SC |
| Coach: | Alex Beaver |
Holly Warn (born 26 March 2009) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was the youngest Australian swimmer selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [1]
Warn was born with cerebral palsy that affects her left side.[2] In 2023, a diagnosis of epilepsy kept her out of the pool. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Mosman, New South Wales and in 2024 attends St Hilda's School on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Her father John played grade level cricket In Sydney and was involved in cricket administration.[3] Her grandfather was Michael Morgan, an Australian Olympic rower who won a silver medal.
Warn started swimming to build her strength from the affects of cerebral palsy. She is classified as a S7 swimmer. She dreamed of competing at the Paralympics after watching Maddison Elliott win gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. After strong performances at national swimming championships, she was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023.[4] She was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024.[5] Her main events are freestyle events.
She is coached at St Hilda's by Alex Beaver.