Heather Frederiksen

Heather Frederiksen, an MBE born on 30 December 1985, is a retired British Paralympic swimmer and a former world record holder in the women's S8 100 metre backstroke and the 50, 100, 200 and 400 metre freestyle, who as of June 2017 still held European records in the S8 200 and 400 metre freestyle. She is a two time Paralympic champion in the S8 100 metre backstroke and won eight Paralympic medals in all. Her first Paralympic medal was a silver in the women's S8 100 metre freestyle, followed two days later by gold in the S8 100 metre backstroke in a new world record time. At her first British Championships in 2008 she won two golds and two silvers.