Stephanie Slater

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Stephanie Slater
MBE
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Slater
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33)
Preston, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medley
Sprint Freestyle
ClubPreston Swimming Club
CoachNPC: Rob Greenwood & Graeme Smith. Preston Swimming Club: Steve Heaps
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
4 x 100-metre medley relay 34 pts
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's S8 100m Butterfly
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal
34pt 4x100m Medley Relay
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 200m Individual Medley SM8
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 100m Butterfly S8
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m backstroke S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven
100m freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 50m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven
4x100m medley relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200m Individual Medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly S8
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 100m freestyle S8

Stephanie Slater,

parasport. In 2013, she qualified for the Swimming World Championships
in Montreal.

Early career

Slater was born in 1991 in Preston, England and began swimming from the age of three.[2] A talented swimmer as a youth, Slater challenged as an able bodied athlete and began entering British Championships from 2006. Specialising in the breaststroke, she continually improved during the British Championships, finishing 4th in the 100 m breaststroke final in 2009.[2] In the 2010 Championship, she took silver in the 50 m breaststroke and was seen as a prospect for the British team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, and a future Olympic athlete.[3]

While training at

brachial plexus which ended her career as an able-bodied athlete.[3] Slater also suffers from a degenerative eye condition affecting both eyes.[4]
Slater was also born with a rare genetic condition.

World Championships

Slater returned home to Preston to her family after her condition had been diagnosed, and having been a games maker at the

World Championships
in Montreal.

At the

IPC Swimming World Championships
in Montreal 2013, Slater competed in the Women's 200m IM SM8, Women's 100m Breastroke SB8, Women's 100m Butterfly S8 and the Women's 34pt 4 × 100 m Medley Relay.

  • Women's 200m IM SM8 – Silver – 2.40.73 – European record
  • Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 – 5th – 1.26.34
  • Women's 100m Butterfly S8 – Silver – 1.10.12 – European record
  • Women's 34pt 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
    (Butterfly Leg) – Gold – 4.46.21 – world record

Commonwealth Games 2014

On 22 May 2014 Slater was named as part of the England team which will compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. She will be entering the S8 100m Freestyle event and was quoted as stating, "I feel very privileged to have been selected to represent England in what will be my first Commonwealth Games".[6][7]

European Championships 2014

After the Commonwealth Games, Slater will be heading to the IPC European Championships, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in August. She secured five European Championship selection times.[6]

Stephanie had a very successful debut at the IPC European Championships in Eindhoven. She competed in 5 individual events and two relay swims.

  • Women's S8 100m Butterfly – 1.08.20 – GOLD – World Record
  • Women's S8 50m Freestyle – 30.44 – GOLD – European Record
  • Women's S8 100m Freestyle – 1.07.03 – GOLD
  • Women's S8 100m -Backstroke – 1.17.42 – GOLD
  • Women's SM8 200m Individual Medley – 2.41.73 – GOLD
  • Women's 34pt 4 × 100 m Medley Relay (Butterfly leg) – 4.46.89 – GOLD
  • Women's 34pt 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay – 4.27.21 – GOLD

Paralympic Games 2016

At the

2016 Rio Paralympics, Slater won gold in the women's 4 x 100m medley relay 34pts[8] and silver in the women's S8 100m Butterfly.[9]

Retirement

In February 2018, Slater announced her retirement, due to the degeneration of her medical conditions.[10]

References

  1. PDF). Government of the United Kingdom
    . 30 December 2016. p. 84. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Stephanie Slater – profile page". swimming.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "'Being back in the water makes me feel I'm back to being me again'". garstangcourier.co.uk. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Salmon, Craig. "Steph battles back from adversity". lep.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Slater breaks through with European record". swimming.org. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "She's done it! Commonwealth spot for para-star Stephanie". longridgenews.co.uk. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Steph aims for Glasgow 2014". longridgenews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Steph's tears of joy at winning gold". Lancashire Evening Post. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Gold rush for GB". BBC Sport. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  10. British Swimming
    . 15 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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