| Katrina Porter | |
| Fullname: | Katrina Porter |
| Classification: | S7, SB6, SM7 |
| Strokes: | Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Height: | 1.55m (05.09feet) |
| Weight: | 52kg (115lb) |
Katrina Porter, [1] (born 29 November 1988)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in Perth with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition that causes muscle weakness and joint stiffness. She used hydrotherapy as a child and moved to competitive swimming at the age of ten.[3] She competed in three events but did not win any medals in the 2004 Athens Games.[4] At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m breaststroke SB6. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she competed in five events and won a gold medal in the Women's 100m backstroke S7 event in a world record,[4] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]
She has been an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] She is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[6]
In 2010, she was a finalist for the Western Australia Young Australian of the Year award.[7] In 2011, she was named the Western Australian Multi Class Swimmer of the Year.[6] Her ex-partner Michael Hartnett has represented Australia in wheelchair basketball.[3]
She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.