Nikita Howarth
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24 December 1998 Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Cambridge Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||
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Nikita Howarth (born 24 December 1998) is a New Zealand Paralympic swimmer. On her debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Howarth became New Zealand's youngest ever Paralympian at age 13 years 8 months. In 2013, she won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.[1][2]
Howarth was born in Hamilton, with a bilateral upper limb deficiency; both her arms end below the elbow and she has no hands.[1] She resides in the nearby satellite town of Cambridge and is a student at Cambridge High School.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Howarth claims first world title". Waikato Times. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming: Three more golds for NZ team". NZ Herald. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Goile, Aaron (29 August 2013). "Nikita Howarth returns with Rio in her mind". Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
External links
- Meet our youngest Paralympian, Nikita Howarth Article at nzwomensweekly.co.nz