Chantel Wolfenden

Chantel Louise Wolfenden, OAM[1] (born 15 January 1986)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. Born in the New South Wales town of Lithgow,[2] she started to swim at the age of five as therapy for cerebral palsy. She underwent three operations to cut and lengthen her achilles tendon.[3]

Chantel Wolfenden

Personal information
Full name	Chantel Louise Wolfenden
Nationality	Australia
Born	15 January 1986 (1986-01-15) (age 35) Lithgow, New South Wales
Medal record Swimming Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 2004 Athens Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 2004 Athens Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 2004 Athens Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 2004 Athens Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts 2004 Athens Women's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts IPC Swimming World Championships 2002 Mar Del Plata Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 2002 Mar Del Plata Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 34 pts 2002 Mar Del Plata Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 2002 Mar Del Plata Women's 100 m Backstroke S7

She competed at the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina winning a gold medal in the women's 400m Freestyle S7 and two silver medals in the women's 100m Backstroke and women's 100m Freestyle S7 events.

At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] a silver medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 event, and four bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S7, Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle 34 pts and Women's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 pts events.[4]

She swam for the Fairmead Swim Club in Bundaberg, Queensland and was coached by Paul Simms.[3] Between 2002 and 2006, she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] She was also a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship holder.[5]