Ruby Storm is one of a generation of S14 swimmers in Australia who emerged post the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and having now carved her name in the history books with a bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 at the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships, she is well on her way to Paralympic superstardom.
Incredibly, Ruby’s competition load at her debut World Championships was immense. As well as the freestyle relay, which she raced alongside rookie Ricky Betar, and experienced campaigners Taylor Corry and Liam Schluter, Ruby also contested the women’s 100m butterfly S14, women’s 100m breaststroke SB14, women’s 200m freestyle S14 and women’s 200m individual medley SM14. She exceeded even her own expectations when she swam through to the fly final, placing fifth.
Ruby’s next opportunity to compete as an Australian Dolphin will come this August at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. But far from kicking back, she …
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Ruby Storm is one of a generation of S14 swimmers in Australia who emerged post the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and having now carved her name in the history books with a bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 at the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships, she is well on her way to Paralympic superstardom.
Incredibly, Ruby’s competition load at her debut World Championships was immense. As well as the freestyle relay, which she raced alongside rookie Ricky Betar, and experienced campaigners Taylor Corry and Liam Schluter, Ruby also contested the women’s 100m butterfly S14, women’s 100m breaststroke SB14, women’s 200m freestyle S14 and women’s 200m individual medley SM14. She exceeded even her own expectations when she swam through to the fly final, placing fifth.
Ruby’s next opportunity to compete as an Australian Dolphin will come this August at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. But far from kicking back, she won a pair of bronze medals in February at the 2020 World Para-swimming World Series in Melbourne, VIC – in fact, in the women’s 50m butterfly, Ruby finished just six points behind nine-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe (NZL).
Now finalising her preparation for Tokyo 2020, Ruby – as her surname suggests – has every intention of taking the Paralympic world by Storm. Specifically, she dreams of winning a Paralympic medal, and will spend the next five months, together with coach Dean Gooch, taking every step necessary to turn that dream into reality.
Photo credit: Delly Carr / Swimming Australia
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