Anne Brunell

Anne Nicole Brunell, OAM[1] (née Currie ; born 13 July 1970)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born without legs and only three fingers on her right hand.[3] She started competitive swimming at the age of 11 and swam for the Nunawading and North Dandenong swimming clubs.[4] At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle A1 event.[5] At just under 14 years of age, this made her the youngest Australian Paralympic medallist at that time, surpassing Elizabeth Edmondson, who won gold at 14 years and 4 months at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics. In 2012, Maddison Elliott passed them both and became the youngest Australian Paralympic medallist and gold medallist at the 2012 London Games. At the 1998 Seoul Paralympics, Currie, won silver in the Women's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay. Currie won three gold medals in the Women's 50 m and 100 m Freestyle S6 and Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay S7 events and a silver medal in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle S1 at the 1990 World Championships and Games for the Disabled, Assen, Netherlands.[6]

Anne Currie
Anne Currie at the medal ceremony of the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona.
Personal information
Full nameAnne Nicole Currie
Nationality Australia
Born (1970-07-13) 13 July 1970
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
1992 Barcelona Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1–6
1992 Barcelona Women's 200 m Freestyle S6
1992 Barcelona Women's 100 m Freestyle S6
1984 New York/Stoke MandevilleWomen's 100 m Freestyle A1
1992 Barcelona Women's 50 m Freestyle S6
World Championships and Games for the Disabled
1990 AssenWomen's 100m Freestyle S6
1990 Assen Women's 50m Freestyle S6
1990 AssenWomen's 4x100m Freestyle Relay S7
1990 AssenWomen's 4x100m Freestyle Relay S1
1998 SeoulWomen's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won three gold medals in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1–6, Women's 200 m Freestyle S6, and Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 events, for which she won a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and a bronze medal in the Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 event.[5] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[7] In 2007, she was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.[8]

References
  1. "Currie, Anne Nicole, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Media guide : 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 1992.
  3. Perera, Natasha (1 December 1992). "Anne just swims through troubles". Herald Sun. p. 38.
  4. Eva, Helen (14 August 1988). "Anne gets set for Seoul gold spree". Sunday Observer. p. 58.
  5. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  6. World Championships and Games for the Disabled - Swimming Results. Netherlands: Organising Committee. 1990.
  7. "Currie, Anne: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. "Victorian Honor Roll of Women 2017" (PDF). Victorian Government website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.


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