Maisie Summers-Newton

Maisie Summers-Newton
Maisie Summers-Newton
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)
Northamptonshire, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportPara swimming
DisabilityAchondroplasia
Disability classS6
Event(s)freestyle, individual medley, breaststroke
ClubNorthampton Swimming Club

Maisie Summers-Newton MBE PLY (born 26 July 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer, competing in S6 disability events.[1] In August 2018, she took gold in the IPC Swimming European Championships SM6 200m individual medley and set a new world record at 2:59.60.[2][3] She also holds the S6 100m Breaststroke world record in 1:32.16 which she achieved in May 2018 at the British Para-Swimming International Meet.[1] She won two gold medals for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

  1. ^ a b "Tai and Summers-Newton smash World records". British Swimming. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "World Para-swimming European Championships: Maisie Summers-Newton beats Ellie Simmonds for world record". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "SUMMERS-NEWTON Maisie". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.