Claire Cashmore

Claire Cashmore
MBE

Cashmore after the 2009 IPC European Championship
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988
Redditch, England
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Backstroke
Club Manchester HPC
Coach Mick Massey

Claire Cashmore, MBE (born 21 May 1988) is a British Paralympian swimmer.

Personal life

Cashmore was born on 21 May 1988 in Redditch, England,[1] without a left forearm.[2] She studied linguistics at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2011. She now swims for the City of Leeds Swimming Club.[3]

Cashmore was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Claire Cashmore’s profile page". British Swimming. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  2. "Claire Cashmore – Swimming". NASUWT. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  3. "University of Leeds Olympic Alumni". University of Leeds. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  4. "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N16.


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