Charlotte Henshaw

Charlotte Henshaw
MBE
Henshaw in 2013 when opening a prosthetics and orthotics centre at the University of Salford
Personal information
Full nameCharlotte Henshaw
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37)
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB6
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place 2015 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m breaststroke SB6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place 2011 Berlin 100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m individual medley SM8
Women's paracanoeing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo KL2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris KL2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris VL3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho KL2
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged KL2
Gold medal – first place 2019 Szeged VL3
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen KL2
Gold medal – first place 2021 Copenhagen VL3
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth KL2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dartmouth VL3
Gold medal – first place 2023 Duisburg KL2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged KL2
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged VL3
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho VL3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Poznań KL2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich VL3
Silver medal – second place 2017 Plovdiv KL2
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade KL2
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich KL2

Charlotte Sarah Henshaw MBE (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed to canoeing from 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (five-time) and VL3 (three-time) 200m events. In September 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, she became a Paralympic champion at her fourth games, winning the Women's KL2 event.

Henshaw was recruited to the British Paracanoe team in June 2021, specialising in KL2 Kayak, and VL3 Va'a events.

Previously a swimmer specialising in 100 metres breaststroke SB6, Henshaw was a European champion and Paralympic medalist from the early 2010's. During her swimming career, she competed in SB6, SM8 and S8 category events, representing Great Britain in the 2010, 2013 & 2015 IPC World Championships and the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Henshaw won a silver medal at the London games, followed by a bronze in Rio de Janeiro.