Sean Fraser (swimmer)

Sean Fraser swimming in 2008

Sean Fraser born (28 November 1989) in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish swimmer, who went to school at Lasswade High School.[1]

He won a bronze medal for Great Britain in the S8 100m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics 2008[2] and in 2009 won a gold medal in the British Championships for the MC 100 m backstroke.[3] 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 Dehli, India he won a silver medal in Men's 100 m freestyle S8 with a British record time of 1:00.77.[3][4] He won a bronze medal for the 34pt 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.[3] and a gold at the British Championships in 2012 for the MC 100 m freestyle.[3]

Sean swam for Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh and Manchester HPC.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ (6 June 2012) Swimming: Fraser’s five shots at Olympic glory The Scotsman, Retrieved 23 April 2013
  2. ↑ "London calling as Fraser nets bronze in 100m clash". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (2012) Meet the Team - Sean Fraser Swimming.org, Amateur Swimming Association, Retrieved 22 April 2013
  4. ↑ - CWG Official Result
  5. ↑ (2008) Fraser qualifies for Paralympics In the Winning Zone, Retrieved 8 April 2013


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