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Katrina Porter, OAM[1] (born 29 November 1988)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in Perth with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition that causes muscle weakness and joint stiffness.[3] She used hydrotherapy as a child and moved to competitive swimming at the age of ten.[3]

Katrina Porter

2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Porter
Personal information
Full name	Katrina Porter
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1988-11-29) 29 November 1988 (age 33) Perth, Western Australia
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke
Classifications	S7, SB6, SM7
Medal record Women's paralympic swimming Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S7 World Championships (LC) 2006 Durban 100 m breaststroke SB6

She competed in three events but did not win any medals in the 2004 Athens Games.[4] At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she competed in five events and won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 event in a world record,[4] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

She has been an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] She is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[6]

In 2010, she was a finalist for the Western Australia Young Australian of the Year award.[7] In 2011, she was named the Western Australian Multi Class Swimmer of the Year.[6] Her ex-partner Michael Hartnett has represented Australia in wheelchair basketball.[3]

She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Katrina Porter on Twitter

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