Louise Fiddes (born 26 March 2001) is a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming for athletes with disability, disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Swimming at the Summer Paralympics, Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions through ...

who competes in international level events. She is a world and European champion in

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and ...

events. She grew up in

Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London. It was the second Garden city movement, garden city in England (founded 1920) and one of the first New towns in the United Kingdom, new towns (designated 1948). It is ...

and trained at Hatfield Swimming Club. In the

2024 Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee ...

she gained a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle S14.

Poppy Maskill Poppy Willow Maskill (born 22 March 2005) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Maskill competes in the S14 (classification), S14, SM14 and SB14 classifications for swimmers with intellectual impairments. She won three gold and two silver medals at ...

took the silver and they were both beaten by

Valeriia Shabalina Valeria Andreyevna Shabalina (; born 9 June 1995) is a Russian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a three-time Paralympic champion. Furthermore, she has won multiple medals in both World Para Swimming Champions ...

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