Dianne Barr, born on 13 September 1972, is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer from Larne. She began swimming at the age of four and has a congenital abnormality of the lower leg, which was amputated and replaced with a prosthetic limb when she was eleven. She represented Team GB and NI at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul at the age of sixteen, winning gold in the 100 metre backstroke A4 and in the 4 by 100 metre medley and freestyle relays with Joanne Rout, Thelma Young and Linda Walters, plus bronze in the 100 and 400 metre freestyle A4. She added a bronze in the 100 metre backstroke S10 at the 1992 Games.
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Dianne Barr (born 13 September 1972) is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer from Larne.
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Barr represented Team GB & NI at the 1988 Summer Paralympic Games in Seoul, at the age of 16, winning gold in the 100m backstroke A4, the 4 × 100m medley relay and the 4 × 100m freestyle
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