Rhiannon Clarke

Started: She took up the sport at age 12 in Perth, WA, Australia. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019) Reason: She discovered the sport at a try-out day for people with an impairment. "I have been running since I was 12, but only doing the 100m since 2017. I found out I was good at it. I tried it and it was fun, I enjoyed it." (thewomensgame.com, 13 Apr 2018; thewest.com.au, 12 Apr 2018) Milestones: She was the youngest athlete from any country to win a medal in Para sport at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. She claimed silver in the women's T38 100m at age 15 years and 263 days. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2019; abc.net.au, 30 Apr 2019) Awards: She was presented the Sports Award at the 2020 Young Achiever Awards WA in Australia. (Instagram profile, 19 Oct 2020) She was presented with the 2018 Pierre de Coubertin Award by the Australian Olympic Committee. The honour is given to high school students in Australia who display strong character and ideals at the highest standard both in and outside of sport. (mdc.wa.edu.au, 21 Sep 2018) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES In 2021 she completed a swim teacher course with Royal Life Saving Western Australia. "I started swimming lessons at Wanneroo Aquamotion [in Australia] when I was a baby and I continued up until I was 15. I got my bronze star and I used to compete in junior pool lifesaving competitions. I also do some casual work as a swim teacher and will start coaching athletics on the side as well." (wais.org.au, 15 Jul 2022; royallifesavingwa.com.au, 03 Aug 2021)