Clare Cunningham (athlete)

Clare Bishop, formerly Clare Cunningham and born on 15 June 1977, is a retired Paralympic swimmer and triathlete who represented Great Britain and was born without her left forearm. She first swam in international competition at thirteen at the 1990 World Championships and Games for the Disabled in Assen. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics she won the women's S9 50 metre freestyle in what was then world record time and took silver medals in the 100 metre freestyle, the 100 metre backstroke and the 4 by 100 metre freestyle and medley relays. She competed at the 1996 Games without winning a medal and retired from swimming after Atlanta.