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Keira Stephens
Keira Kristina Stephens OAM (born 17 March 2003)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.[2] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal as a heat. [3] Personal lifeStephens was born on 17 March 2003 in England.[4] She was born missing fingers on her left hand. She comes from Hervey Bay, Queensland and attended Xavier Catholic College.[5] Swimming careerStephens started swimming at the Hervey Bay swimming club under coach Paul Jones. She is classified as a S10 swimmer. Her first international competition was the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, Cairns, where she won the silver medal in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9.[4] At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, Stephens finished fourth in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9, fifth in the Women’s 4 × 100 m Medley 34 Points, sixth in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 and eighth in the Women’s 50m Freestyle S10.[5] At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Stephens won a bronze medal in the 34pts Women's 4x100m Medley 34 pts. Her team of Ellie Cole, Emily Beecroft, and Isabella Vincent clocked 4:55.70.[6] She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 .She also swam in two other individual events[7] At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira, Stephens won two medals - gold in Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts and silver in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9.[8] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10.[9] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, Stephens won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the Mixed 4 x 100 m medley relay 34 pts as a heat swimmer. In three other events - Women's 50 m freestyle S9 (10th), Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 (4th) and Women's 200 m individual medley SM10 (7th). Stephens is coached by Glen Baker at Southport on the Gold Coast . Recognition
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