Karni Liddell
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Karni Liddell (born 1 March 1979) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.
Personal
Liddell was born on 1 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland.[1] [2] She is a radio presenter for 4BC.[3]
At twelve months old, Liddell was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.[4] She attended school in Rockhampton, Queensland.[4] Her parents were told by doctors that she would never be able to walk and that she would not live past her teens.[5] As a youngster, from the age of two to sixteen, she rode horses as part of physical therapy.[4]
Liddell, alongside Branka Pupovac, Hamish MacDonald and Charmaine Dalli, was one of eighteen Australian Paralympians photographed by Emma Hack for a nude calendar.[6] Liddell's photography depicts her wearing sunglasses and a covered in body paint made to look like a polka-dotted bikini.[6] In 2008, she was one of several Queenslanders to have their images painted by Ludmila Clark to have the picture go on display at the Customs House in Rockhampton.[7]
Swimming
By the age of 14, Liddell had broken a swimming world record.[5] She has competed at two Paralympic Games: 1996 and 2000.[8] She won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 event.[9] She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts event.[9]
Disability sport
Liddell is part of a mentoring programme for Australian Paralympians called Youngcare.[10] She is an ambassador for Riding for the Disabled.[4] In 2010, she tried to raise A$100,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Queensland to research muscular dystrophy.[4] At the 2011 North Queensland Athletics Carnival for Students with Disabilities (The Challenge Games), Liddell gave one of the opening speeches to kick off the event.[11]
References
- ↑ Australian Paralympic Committee (2008). Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. Information on past Australian Paralympic Games results and profiles on Australian athletes and staff attending the Sydney Paralympic Games.
- ↑ Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
- ↑ Keegan, Ginny. "Inaugural Marketing and Communications Conference". Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Roberts, Alice (27 May 2010). "Former paralympian raising funds". Capricornia, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Conference Program". The CICA National Newsletter (The Crane Industry Council of Australia) (33): 8. May 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marks, Kathy (12 August 2000). "Calendar shows the naked truth about disabled athletes". The Independent (London, England). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ Mackay, Jacquie (15 August 2008). "Olympians on display". Queensland, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "Paralympic Games Athletes from Queensland 1964-2008". Sporting Wheelies. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ "Paralympic mentoring program". Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "Athletes meet Challenge in Townsville". Queensland, Australia: The State of Queensland (Department of Education and Training). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.