Tracey Lewis is an Australian

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

amputee

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She was born in Gympie,

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. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games, she competed in five events. She won three silver medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke A8, Women's 100 m Butterfly A8, and Women's 100 m Freestyle A8 events and a bronze medal in the Women's 200 m Individual Medley A8 event. Her performances resulted in her being awarded the 1984 Queensland Sportsman of the Year.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Female Paralympic swimmers for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in swimming Amputee category Paralympic competitors Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Sportswomen from Queensland People from Gympie Australian amputees {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub