Erraid Davies (born 9 February 2001 in

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, Scotland) is a Scottish swimmer from Skeld in

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. In 2014 at the age of 13 she became the youngest person to compete for Scotland in the

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and achieved a bronze medal in the SB9 category for 100m

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. Her parents are Joyce and David Davies, and she has two older sisters.

Disability

Davies was diagnosed with Perthes disease, a hip problem, at the age of four and was in a wheelchair for another four years.

Swimming

Since being diagnosed and advised not to do any weight-bearing exercise she took up swimming so she could stay fit. She swam her first mile before the age of six. Davies is a member of the

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Dolphins swimming club based in Brae, which claims to be "the most northerly active swimming club in the UK". Davies trains in the afternoons and evenings in a 16.66m pool, which is a third of the length of the Olympic-sized pool in which she won her bronze medal."Glasgow 2014: Erraid Davies's parents praise 'amazing daughter'"
(28 July 2014) BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014. In June 2016 Davies was notified that she was no longer eligible to perform as a Para-sport swimmer as her impairment was now not serious enough.

References

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