Joanne Rout, née Round and born on 31 October 1975 in Bishop Auckland, England, is a retired British Paralympic swimmer who came to national attention at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics, where she was the youngest member of the Great Britain team at just 12 years old. She won two gold and three silver medals and remains the youngest British gold medal winning Paralympian. She has a congenital limb deficiency, missing her left arm from just below the elbow, swam for Monson Swimming Club, grew up in Royal Tunbridge Wells and is now a qualified swimming teacher.
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Joanne Elizabeth Rout, née Round (born 1975, Bishop Auckland, England) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.
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Joanne came to national attention when she competed in the 1988 Seoul Paralympics.
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Joanne Elizabeth Rout, née Round (born 1975, Bishop Auckland, England) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.
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She won two Gold and three Silver medals and remains to this day the youngest British Gold Medal winning Paralympian.
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