Keira Stephens (born 17 March 2003) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the

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, she won two bronze medals. She has a been selected to compete at the

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Personal life

Stephens was born on 17 March 2003 in England. She was born missing fingers on her left hand. She comes from

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and attended Xavier Catholic College.

Swimming career

Stephens started swimming at the Hervey Bay swimming club under coach Paul Jones. She is classified as a S10 swimmer. Her first international competition was the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, Cairns, where she won the silver medal in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9. At the

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, Stephens finished fourth in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9, fifth in the Women’s Medley 34 Points, sixth in the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 and eighth in the Women’s 50m Freestyle S10. At the

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, Stephens won a bronze medal in the 34pts Women's 4x100m Medley 34 pts. Her team of

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clocked 4:55.70. She also won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 .She also swam in two other individual events At the

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, Stephens won two medals - gold in Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34 pts and silver in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9. At the

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, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 200 m individual medley SM10. At the

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, Stephens won a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9. Stephens is coached by Glen Baker at Southport on the Gold Coast

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