Ruby Storm

Ruby Storm is one of a generation of S14 swimmers in Australia who emerged post the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and carving her name in the history books with a bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 at the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships.

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.

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).

Living up to her name, Ruby took the Paralympic world by Storm at her first Games – returning from Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a silver and bronze medal. She secured the silver medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14, and she also claimed the bronze in the women’s 100m Butterfly S14. Ruby took to the water in the women’s 100m backstroke S14, placing eighth in 1:15.38. She also contested in the women’s 200m medley SM7, finishing in seventh with a time of 2:36.58.