Casey Redford

Australian Paralympic swimmer (born 1982)

Casey Redford

Action shot of Redford swimming in the 200 m medley SM9 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Personal information
Nationality|  Australia
Born| 10 September 1982

Medal record

Swimming
Paralympic Games
|  2000 Sydney | Women's 100 m backstroke S9

Casey Redford (born 10 September 1982) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. A Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, she won three gold medals at the 1999 FESPIC Games, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the Women's 100 m backstroke S9 event.

## Personal

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Redford was born in Melbourne on 10 September 1982,[1] and was educated at Mentone Girls' Secondary College.[2]

## Competitive swimming

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Redford was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3] She competed in the 1998 Australian Swimming Open, representing the Haileybury Waterlion Swimming Club. She competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, where she made the finals. She also competed in the Open 100 m Breaststroke, Open 100 m Freestyle, Open 50 m Backstroke and Open 50 m Butterfly, but did not get past the heats. However, she did set a club records for 15-year-olds in the 50 m freestyle (LC) category with a time of 35.08 seconds,[4] in the butterfly event with a personal best with a time of 40.06 seconds,[5] and in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 1:19.19.[6]

Redford competed at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Thailand, where she won a gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle event, a gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke event, and a gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley event.[1] On 3 June 2000, Redford set an age group record for 17-year-olds in the 100 m breaststroke event in the SB9 class at a meet in Sheffield, Victoria with a time of 1:35.53.[7] She went on to win a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney in the women's 100 m backstroke S9 event,[8] with a time of 1:20.02.[9] She also competed in the 200 m individual medley S9 and 100 m breaststroke S9 events, but did not qualify for the finals.[10] In 2001, she competed in the Victorian Swim Championships, coming first in the Multidisability Women's 50 m backstroke event.[11]

## Recognition

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In 2000, Redford was named on the Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Paralympic Committee (5 December 2000). "APC: Athlete's Profile". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
2. ^ a b "Victorian School Sports Awards Honour Roll" (PDF). Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 12 March 2010. p. 19\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. ^ Victorian Institute of Sport (21 August 2002). "Australian Paralympic team". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
4. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
5. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 50m Butterfly". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
6. ^ "WA Swimming - Time Info - CASEY REDFORD - 100m Freestyle". Western Australia Swimming. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
7. ^ "Long Course Australian Swimming Records" (PDF). Adelaide, South Australia: Blind Sports South Australia. p. 13\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
8. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
9. ^ "Paralympic results". NZ Herald. 29 October 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
10. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team". Sydney, Australia: Australian Sport Commission. 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
11. ^ "Victorian Swimming Championships - Day 1". Europe: Insweep. 2 January 2001. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.