Bethany Firth

Bethany Firth
OBE

Firth at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Para swimming
Disability class	S14, SB14, SM14
Club	Ards Swim Club
Medal record Women's para swimming Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S14 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle S14 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley SM14 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S14 2020 Tokyo mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB14 2020 Tokyo 200 m freestyle S14 2020 Tokyo 200 m medley SM14 World Championships 2022 Madeira 200 m freestyle S14 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S14 2022 Madeira 200 m medley SM14 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S14 2023 Manchester 200 m medley SM14 2023 Manchester 200 m freestyle S14 2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S14 European Championships 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB14 2016 Funchal 200 m medley SM14 Representing  Ireland Paralympic Games 2012 London 100 m backstroke S14 World Championships 2013 Montreal 200 m freestyle S14 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S14 2013 Montreal 100 m breaststroke SB14 Representing  Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 200 m freestyle S14

Bethany Charlotte Firth (born 14 February 1996) is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer. Since 2014 she has competed for Great Britain; previously, Firth had represented Ireland. A six time Paralympic gold medalist, she has won gold in her specialist event - the 100 metres backstroke - for both Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Great Britain at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. These were in addition to the Mixed 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay S14 at the 2020 Games, and 200 metres medley and 200 metres freestyle for Great Britain at the 2016 Games, where she was the nation's most successful Paralympian with three golds and a silver medal. She competes in the S14 classification for athletes with an intellectual impairment.^[1]