Kirralee Hayes Explained

Kirralee Hayes
Classification:	S13, SB13, SM13
Club:	Genesis Aquatics
Coach:	Rick Pendleton

Kirralee Hayes (born 26 May 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.^[1]

Swimming

Hayes, a founding member of the Genesis Aquatics based at Genesis Christian College, qualified for the S13 (vision impaired) 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[2]

At 2021 Australian Swimming Trials, she finished second in Women's 50m Freestyle S13.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she swam in two events, the 50 m freestyle S11 and the 100 m butterfly S11 but did not qualify for the finals.^[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 50 m freestyle S13. ^{[4] [5]}

Hayes is based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and coached by Yuriy Vdovychenko, but regularly returns to train at Genesis Aquatics with her coach Rick Pendleton.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 June 2021. Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo. 20 June 2021. Paralympics Australia.
2. News: Crockford. Nick. 7 July 2021. Kirralee's perfect timing for Tokyo Games. Morton Daily. 20 July 2021.
3. Web site: Kirralee Hayes. 8 October 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 8 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008052920/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1498323-hayes-kirralee.htm. dead.
4. Web site: 5 May 2022 . Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham . 6 May 2022 . Commonwealth Games Australia.
5. Web site: 2022 Commonwealth Games Results . 15 August 2022 . Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020 .