Rachael Watson

Rachael Watson
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Rachael Watson
Personal information
Full nameRachael Watson
NationalityAustralian
Born (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS3
ClubChandler Swimming Club
CoachMatteo Melis
Medal record
Women's paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 0 2 2
Pan Pacific Para Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 2 1
Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m freestyle S3
World Para Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 50 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S4
Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cairns 50 m freestyle S4

Rachael Elizabeth Watson, OAM (born 30 January 1992) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. Watson represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics winning gold in the 50m Freestyle S4,[1] a feat she repeated at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[2] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.

  1. ^ "Australian Paralympic Swimming Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 1 August 2016. August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.