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Abby Kane

Abby Kane

British Paralympic swimmer (born 2003)

Abby Kane (born 4 August 2003) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing as a S13 classification swimmer, mainly in backstroke events.[1]

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Kane has Stargardt disease, a condition leading to progressive vision deterioration.[2] In her first Paralympics, the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Kane won the silver medal in the 100m backstroke S13 event.[3] She was the youngest member of ParalympicsGB at the 2016 Paralympics.[2]

Since 2018 Abby has been training with North Ayrshire Swimming coached by Jess Wilkie.

References

  1. [1]
    "Kane, Abby". paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    Steinberg, Jacob (18 September 2016). "Abby Kane goes close but Ollie Hynd joins the gold rush for ParalympicsGB". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Paralympics: Abby Kane and Andrew Mullen add to GB medals". BBC Sport. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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