Claire Cashmore

Cashmore made her debut for ParalympicsGB as a 16-year-old competing at Athens in 2004, winning two bronze medals.[3] She won her first international medal in the 100m breaststroke SB8 at the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban.[3] During the 2009 season, Cashmore broke the European 200m IM record and represented GB at the World Short-Course Championships in Rio.[4] Cashmore went on to win a bronze at the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008, and a further two silvers and a bronze at the Paralympic Games in London 2012.[5] In 2014, she claimed her first individual gold medal on the international stage, marking her third IPC Swimming European Championships with a gold medal in the 100m breaststroke SB8.[3] At the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Claire took silver in the 100m breaststroke SB8 and also claimed a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay.[3]

After competing in Rio, Cashmore took some time to reflect on her career and decided to transition into Paratriathlon. She was given a place on the UK Sport talent transfer programme and made her major international debut at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam.[6] The 2018 season saw Cashmore win gold in the GBR Paratriathlon National Championships[7] and four consecutive silver medals at the Eton Dorney ITU Paratriathlon World Cup,[8] Iseo - Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Series,[9] Tartu ETU Triathlon European Championships[10] and ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast.[11]

She enjoyed a number of successes in 2019 winning silver medals in the PTS5 classification at the Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series,[12] the Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup[13] and the Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships.[14] However, her greatest achievements of the year saw her win gold at the GBR Paratriathlon National Championships,[15] the Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal[16] and the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Lausanne[17] where she became ITU World Champion in the PTS5 classification.

Cashmore was born on 21 May 1988 in Redditch, England,[1] without a left forearm.[2] She attended Hagley Catholic High School in Hagley, Worcestershire. Cashmore graduated from the University of Leeds in 2011 with a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics and Phonetics.[3]

Cashmore was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[18]

The following list of results.[19] Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are paratriathlons.

DNF = Did not finish

DNS = Did not start

DSQ = Disqualified