Jasmine Greenwood (born 13 October 2004) is an Australian

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. At the

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, she won a silver medal in the 100 m butterfly S10. She has a been selected to compete at the

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Personal life

Greenwood was born on 13 October 2004 in Figtree, New South Wales. In 2011, Greenwood acquired a brain injury as a result of two strokes caused by acute appendicitis and septic shock. It primarily affects the left side of her body. In 2019, she attended

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and lives in Sussex Inlet, New South Wales. In 2024, she is studying psychology at the University of Canberra.

Career

Greenwood is classified as a

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swimmer. In 2014, she decided to apply for classification to take part in para-swimming after joining the Bay & Basin Swim Club in Shoalhaven, New South Wales. At the

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on the

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, she finished fifth in both the women's 100m breaststroke SB9 and women's 200m individual medley SM10. At age 13, she was the youngest athlete to represent Australia at the games. At the

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, Greenwood won the bronze medal in the women's 100m butterly S10 and was fourth in the women's 200m individual medley SM10 and women's 100m backstroke S10. At the

, Greenwood won the silver medal in the women's 100 m butterfly S10 with a time of 1:07.89, just 0.37 of a second behind the winner,

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of the United States. She qualified for the finals of the women's 100 m backstroke S10 (finishing fourth), the women's 100 m freestyle S10 (finishing fifth) and the women's 200 m individual medley SM10 (finishing fifth) but failed to win a medal. At the

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, Greenwood won three medals - silver in the women's 100 m butterfly S10 and bronze in the women's 50 m freestyle S10 and women's 200 m individual medley SM10. At the

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, Greenwood won the gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley SM10. At the

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, Manchester, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 100 m butterfly S10. In 2024, she is coached by Martin Roberts and has an

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scholarship. Recognition *2015 – School Sports Australia Sportsmanship award at age 10, after winning eight medals at her first national schools championships. *2016 – Gregson Shield for Most Outstanding Para Swimmer at the New South Wales Primary Schools State Championships in Australia. *2019 – Junior Sports Person Award from the Shoalhaven City Council's Hall of Sporting Fame in Australia. *2019 – Named as one of the Kurt Fearnley scholarship winners. *2022 - Sport NSW Young Athlete of the Year with a Disability.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Jasmine 2004 births Living people Female Paralympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Australian female butterfly swimmers Australian female backstroke swimmers Australian female breaststroke swimmers Australian female freestyle swimmers Australian female medley swimmers S10-classified para swimmers 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportswomen from New South Wales