| Poppy Wilson | |
| Nickname: | Popsicle |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability Class: | S10 |
| Club: | Yeronga Park SC |
| Coach: | Kate Sparkes |
Polly Wilson (born 13 January 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She has been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. [1]
Wilson was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 13 January 2004. [2] She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at nine months. [3] She is a learn to swim teacher.
She focused on swimming after trying dancing, hockey, gymnastics, cheerleading, and soccer. This was due it being easier to move through water. She was classified in 2016 as a S10 swimmer. Her main events are 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly events. She completed at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester England where she finished sixth in the Women's 400 m freestyle S10 [4]
She is coached by Kate Sparkes at Yeronga Park SC in Brisbane.[5]
Wilson was awarded a Tier 2 Scholarship within the 2024 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program.