Claire Cashmore

Claire was born disabled, no left forearm, And at school hid it well under her jumpers, But swimming let her accept, love her body, Such that today she’s a swimming medalist. Born in Redditch in Worcestershire county, Which is in the north-east of fine England, On the 21st day of May’s month in 1988, From Leeds she has a linguistics degree. Her biggest medal haul was London 2012 Where she won two very beauteous silvers, One for the 100 metres breaststroke SB8, And one for the medley. And a bronze free. In the Athens Paralympics she won bronzes, One for the 100m S9 back, one for the medley, And in Beijing she took home another bronze, For the breaststroke this time, the 100 metres. In 2016 at the Euros in Portugal she won gold, For the 4x100m medley relay, also two bronzes, One for the 100m butterfly, another for breast, Which took her to Rio 100m breaststroke silver.