Guy Harrison-Murray

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Guy Harrison-Murray
Personal information
Full name Guy Harrison-Murray
Nationality  Australia
Born (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)
Bath, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Classifications S10, SB10, SM10
Club Perth City

Guy Harrison-Murray (born 17 April 1997) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Harrison-Murray was born on 17 April 1997 in Bath, England.[2] He was born with congenital bilateral talipes, a condition where his tendons on the inside of his leg are shortened , the bones have an unusual shape and the Achilles tendon is tightened.[3] In 2011, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia. [3] In January 2015, he was granted Australian citizenship that would allow him to compete for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [3] He attended the International School of Western Australia.[4]

Career

Harrison-Murray took up swimming at the age of three. [4]He is classified as an S10 swimmer. [2] He made his debut for Australia at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.[5] At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 34 points.[6] He finished fourth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S10, sixth in the Men's 100m Freestyle S10 and seventh in the Men's 50m Freestyle S10.[7]

In February 2014, he was a member of a team that won the Mixed Team category at the Rottnest Channel Swim.[8] As of 2015, he is coached by Jan Cameron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.[9] Previously, he was coached by Ian Mills at the Perth City Swim Club. [8]

References

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