Sean Fraser (born 30 April 1990 in
Edinburgh, Scotland
) is a Scottish swimmer.
Fraser attended
Lasswade High School
Lasswade High School is a non-denominational secondary school, secondary state school in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.
History
A parish school was first established in the village of Lasswade in 1615, run by the schoolmaster, Andrew Watson, ...
. He won a bronze medal for
Great Britain in the
S8 100m backstroke at the Beijing
Paralympics 2008, and a gold medal in the 2009 British Championships for the MC 100 m backstroke.
He won bronze medals for the S8 50 m Freestyle, 400 m Freestyle and 100 m Backstroke events at the 2009
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
(IPC) European Swimming Championships in
Reykjavík, Iceland.
[(2012]
Meet the Team - Sean Fraser
Swimming.org, Amateur Swimming Association. Retrieved 22 April 2013 At the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
in
Delhi, India he won a silver medal in
Men's 100 m freestyle S8 with a British record time of 1:00.77.
He won a bronze medal for the 34pt 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in
Berlin, Germany.
and a gold at the British Championships in 2012 for the MC 100 m freestyle.
Fraser swam for
Warrender Baths Club in Edinburgh and Manchester HPC.
[(2008]
Fraser qualifies for Paralympics
In the Winning Zone. Retrieved 8 April 2013 He was inducted into the
Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame
The Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame, launched in 2010 by Scottish Swimming, is an accolade (and virtual platform) to recognize and celebrate the lifetime achievements of memorable Scottish athletes in all fields of aquatic sports. It is an event t ...
in 2018.
References
1990 births
Living people
Swimmers from Edinburgh
Scottish male swimmers
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
People educated at Lasswade High School Centre
Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Paralympic medalists in swimming
British male backstroke swimmers
British male freestyle swimmers
S8-classified para swimmers
Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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