Sean Fraser (swimmer) explained

Sean Fraser
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Disability Class:S8
Birth Date:30 April 1990
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland

Sean Fraser (born 30 April 1990 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish swimmer.

Fraser attended Lasswade High School.[1] He won a bronze medal for Great Britain in the S8 100m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics 2008,[2] and a gold medal in the 2009 British Championships for the MC 100 m backstroke. He won bronze medals for the S8 50 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle and 100 m Backstroke events at the 2009 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Swimming Championships in Reykjavík, Iceland.[3] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India he won a silver medal in Men's 100 m freestyle S8 with a British record time of 1:00.77.[4] He won a bronze medal for the 34pt 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany. and a gold at the British Championships in 2012 for the MC 100 m freestyle.

Fraser swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh and Manchester HPC.[5] He was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. (6 June 2012) Swimming: Fraser's five shots at Olympic glory The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 April 2013
  2. Web site: London calling as Fraser nets bronze in 100m clash . . 11 September 2008 . 29 September 2008.
  3. (2012) Meet the Team - Sean Fraser Swimming.org, Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 22 April 2013
  4. http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Root.mvc/GetPdf/SWMP01101_C73A1_1.0.pdf - CWG Official Result
  5. (2008) Fraser qualifies for Paralympics In the Winning Zone. Retrieved 8 April 2013
  6. Web site: Race. Loretta. Duncan Scott & Steven Tigg Earn Top Scottish Swimming Honors. SwimSwam. 1 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413072901/https://swimswam.com/duncanscott-steventigg-earn-top-scottish-swimming-honors/. 13 April 2019. live. 13 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Scottish Swimming celebrate a year of success. Scottish Swimming. 1 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413073423/https://www.scottishswimming.com/newsroom/news/2018/10/scottish-swimming-celebrate-a-year-of-success.aspx. 13 April 2019. live. 13 April 2019.