Keira Stephens
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003
England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS10
ClubSouthport Olympic
CoachSean Eels
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo100 m breastroke SB9
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4×100 m medley 34pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 MadeiraMixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m breaststroke SB9
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100 m breaststroke SB9
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 200 m individual medley SM10

Keira Stephens (born 17 March 2003)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.[2]

Personal life

Stephens was born on 17 March 2003 in England.[3] She was born missing fingers on her left hand. She comes from Hervey Bay, Queensland and attended Fraser Coast Anglican College and Xavier Catholic College.[4]

Swimming career

Stephens 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 .She also swam in two other individual events[6]

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.[7]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10.[8]

Stephens is coached by Sean Eels at Southport on the Gold Coast

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Michel". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Keira Stephens". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Keira Stephens". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Keira Stephens Results". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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