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Jasmine Greenwood

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Jasmine Greenwood
Jasmine Greenwood in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20)
Figtree, New South Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS10, SB9, SM10
ClubCruiz
CoachMartin Roberts
Medal record
Women's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S10
World Para Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 200 m medley SM10
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 100 m butterfly S10
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 200 medley SM10

Jasmine Greenwood (born 13 October 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the 100 m butterfly S10[1] and competes at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.. [2]

Personal life

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Greenwood was born on 13 October 2004 in Figtree, New South Wales.[3] 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.[4] In 2019, she attended Shoalhaven High School and lives in Sussex Inlet, New South Wales.[5]

In 2024, she is studying psychology at the University of Canberra.[6]

Career

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Greenwood is classified as a S10 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.[4] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, 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 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, 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.[7]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, 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, Mikaela Jenkins 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.[8]

At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Madeira,[9] 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 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Greenwood won the gold medal in the women's 200 m individual medley SM10.[10][11] At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 100 m butterfly S10.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she competed in four events - Women' 50 m freestyle S10 (8th), Women's 100 m backstroke S10 (6th), Women's 100 m butterfly S10 (4th) and Women's 200 m individual medley SM10 (6th).

In 2024, she is coached by Martin Roberts and has an ACT Academy of Sport scholarship.[12]


Recognition

  • 2015 – School Sports Australia Sportsmanship award at age 10, after winning eight medals at her first national schools championships.[4]
  • 2016 – Gregson Shield for Most Outstanding Para Swimmer at the New South Wales Primary Schools State Championships in Australia.[4]
  • 2019 – Junior Sports Person Award from the Shoalhaven City Council's Hall of Sporting Fame in Australia.[4]
  • 2019 – Named as one of the Kurt Fearnley scholarship winners.[5]
  • 2022 - Sport NSW Young Athlete of the Year with a Disability.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". 2018 Commonwealth Games Results website. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Jasmine Greenwood". International Paralympic Committee Athlete Profiles. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b Ward, Courtney (15 May 2019). "Jasmine Greenwood set to make a splash at World Para Swimming Championships". South Coast Register. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. ^ Gates, Zacchary (20 May 2024). "Jasmine Greenwood survived a double stroke as a six-year-old. She's now a Paralympian with an 'amazing life'". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Results. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Jasmine Greenwood". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Grant Patterson". 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  12. ^ ACT Government; PositionTitle=Director; SectionName=Sport and Recreation Services; Corporate=Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development (28 May 2024). "ACT Olympic and Paralympic Training Assistance". www.sport.act.gov.au. Retrieved 20 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Gilmour And Parker Clinch Nsw Sports Award Hat-Trick". Sport NSW. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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