Erinn Walters

Walters was born on 11 May 1995,[1] and is from the Australian Capital Territory.[1][2][3] At birth, she weighed 900 grams (2.0 lb).[1] She has cerebral palsy.[1][2] In 2010, she suffered Peritonitis and Gangrene from a burst appendix.[1] She attended a bilingual French and English-speaking school.[1] In 2012, she was a year eleven student,[2] and attended Canberra College.[2] She was an Athletics Australia 2012–2013 Laurel Wreath Recipient.[4]

Walters at the 2012 London Paralympics

Walters is a T35 classified athlete.[2] She started competing in 2005.[1] She competed in the 2008 National Championships, where she earned first-place finishes in the T35 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events.[1] At the 2010 Australian Junior AWD Championships, she set a national record in the U16 T35 200m event.[5] She first represented Australia in 2011.[1] She competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships.[1][5][6] She finish sixth overall in the 100 metre event and fourth overall in the 200 metre event.[1] At the 2012 Qantas Melbourne Track Classic, she finished tenth in the 100 metre event and eighth in the 200 metre event.[7][8] She finished eighth in the 100 metre event at the 2012 Brisbane Track Classic.[7] She finished ninth at the 2012 Adelaide Track Classic in the 200 metre event.[7] At the 2012 Sydney Track Classic, she finished sixth in the 100 metre event.[7] At the 2012 Australian Athletics Championships, she finished seventh in the 100 mete event and fifth in the 200 metre event.[7] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics.[1][2][3][9] She earned spots to compete in the 100metre and 200metre events.[2] The trip to London was scheduled to be her first trip to Europe.[2] She was one of the youngest members of Australia's athletics team.[2] Before departing for London, she attended a farewell event in Canberra that was attended by Andrew Barr, the ACT Minister for Sport.[10]