Annabelle Williams

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Quick Facts

Disability
Lower left arm congenital limb deficiency (arm amputee)
How acquired
Birth
Date of Birth
Thu, 21/07/1988
Home
Cheltenham, NSW
Occupation
Student
Started Competing
1998
First Competed for Australia
2006
Best World Rank
2
Games Experience
Beijing 2008
Heroes
Mother and father and Julia Dangbar
Career Highlights
Bronze 50m freestyle 2006 Commonwealth Games; world record in 50m butterfly 2008, bronze 100m butterfly at Beijing 2008
Greatest Moment
Michael Phelps winning the 100m butterfly at the Beijing Olympics

Bio

Annabelle Williams is a star on the rise after winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Extremely pleased with her results, the best part of her Beijing experience was sharing the medal podium with fellow Australian Ellie Cole.

Originally a track and field athlete, Annabelle was forced out of the sport after a series of stress fractures.  As well as her Paralympic medal, her bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games was also a highlight of her career because her friends and family joined her on the pool deck for her lap of honour.

Annabelle is currently studying international relations and law at Bond University in Queensland and plans to continue swimming until she completes her degree. As part of her degree, Annabelle lived in Paris for six months in 2009 where she trained at a local French club in preparation for the World Short Course Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Once she has finished her degree, Annabelle plans to focus on competing in London as experiencing another Paralympic Games is high on her to-do list.

 

 

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Disc/Event: Down Hill

Status

  • Current

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