| 词条 | Esther Overton |
| 释义 |
| name = Esther Overton | image = 120411 - Esther Overton - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg | imagesize = | caption = 2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Overton | fullname = Esther Overton | nicknames = | nationality = {{AUS}} | classification = S1, SB1, SM1 | strokes = Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke | club = Burnside | coach = Shelly Camy | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = }} Esther Overton (born 26 March 1990) is a former Australian swimmer. She competed at the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. PersonalOverton was born on 26 March 1990 in Launceston, Tasmania.[1][2] She currently resides in Enfield, South Australia.[3] {{As of|2012}}, she is a student at the University of Adelaide where she is working on a Bachelor of Commerce.[1]Overton has arthrogryposis multiplex congenita,[1][2] a medical condition which "causes muscle weakness and a tendency for bones to break easily."[7] It also results in joints that are immobile.[2] Her arm has been broken more than forty times, she has coped with multiple bulging discs and had six surgeries on her knee since 2008.[2][10] Because of her disability, she has required the use of an electric wheelchair and is in constant pain.[2] SwimmingOverton is a S1 classified swimmer.[1][10][14] When swimming, she cannot use her arms and uses her head instead of hands on the touchpad.[2] She competes in the 50 metres backstroke, freestyle.[2][10] Overton is a member of the Burnside Swimming Club.[10] She is coached by Shelly Camy, who became her coach eighteen months before the start of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3] Part of her training includes Pilates.[2] Overton started swimming as physiotherapy when she a baby,[4] and started competing at twelve years old.[2] She made her national team debut at the 2006 IPC World Championships in Durban,[1][4] winning a silver medal in the 50 metres butterfly and backstroke events.[5] She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in two events.[1][2][10][5] Competing in the 50 metres backstroke event, she finished fifth.[10] In the 50 metres freestyle, she finished sixth.[10] Seven weeks before the 2008 Games, she had a collapsed lung and a day before the start of the Games, she broke an arm.[1] Overton competed at the 2010 Australian National Championships. Prior to the event, she had applied for an exemption so she could wear a swimsuit that had a zipper. When this was declined, she tried to put on a legal swimsuit and broke her arm in the process but she continued competing with the injury.[4] She competed at the 2010 Paralympic World Championships.[4] At the 2011 Para Pacific Championships, she finished third in the 50 metres backstroke event.[1] In October 2011, she got a new swimming coach.[10] Going into the 2012 National Championships, she was dealing with three bulging spinal discs[10] as a result of swimming into a wall three weeks before the event.[38] As a twenty-two-year-old,[3] Overton was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 50 metre backstroke S2 and the 50 metre freestyle S3 events.[3][6][7][8][9] She was one of three South Australians representing Australia in swimming at the Paralympics.[2] In April 2013 at the age of 23, Overton retired from professional swimming. She was forced to consider her future after a lack of competitor interest in her classification led to the cancellation her event at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.[10] She is an inductee of the Swimming South Australia Hall of Fame. [11] References{{Wikinews|2012 Australian Paralympic swim team announced}}{{Portal|Paralympics|Swimming|Women's sport}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/esther-overton |title=Esther Overton |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Australia |year=2012 |accessdate=13 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712072327/https://www.paralympic.org.au/team/esther-overton |archivedate=12 July 2012 |df= }} {{2012 Australian Paralympic Team }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Overton, Esther}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web|last=Homfray |first=Reece |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/london-olympics/esther-overton-shows-true-grit-to-make-australias-paralympic-swim-squad/story-fn9dhvy9-1226426641888 |title=Esther Overton shows true grit to make Australia's Paralympic swim squad |publisher=adelaide now |date= |accessdate=2012-07-17}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last=Pietrobon |first=Laura |url=http://leader-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/northeast-coach-goes-for-gold/ |title=Northeast coach goes for gold |publisher=Leader Messenger |date=2012-06-21 |accessdate=2012-07-17}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|last=Nelligan |first=Katelin |url=http://news-review-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/brave-bid-for-glory/ |title=Brave bid for glory |publisher=News Review Messenger |date= |accessdate=2012-07-17}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|last=McGarry |first=Andrew |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/04/2355000.htm?site=/paralympics/2008 |title=Event Guide: Swimming |publisher=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |date=2008-09-04 |accessdate=2012-07-17}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news|accessdate=16 July 2012|url=http://digitaledition.easterncourier.com.au/?iid=64114&startpage=page0000012|newspaper=Eastern Courier Messenger|date=13 June 2012|title=Breaking the pain barrier|first=Erin|last=Jones|page=12}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://paralympic.org.au/news/paralympic-swim-team-revealed |title=Paralympic swim team revealed |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |date=2012-07-10 |accessdate=2012-07-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711022235/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/paralympic-swim-team-revealed |archivedate=2012-07-11 |df= }} 8. ^1 {{cite web|last=Dougherty |first=Tom |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/london-olympics/swimmer-braces-for-london-paralympics/story-fn9dhvy9-1226307644998 |title=Swimmer Esther Overton defies injury at Australian Swimming Championships |publisher=adelaide now |date=2012-03-23 |accessdate=2012-07-17}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-10/cowdrey-leads-paralympic-swim-team/4121704?section=sport |title=Cowdrey leads Paralympic swim team - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date= |accessdate=2012-07-13}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Dual Paralympian Esther Overton retires|url=http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=14337|publisher=Swimming Australia|date=23 April 2013|accessdate=11 January 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085827/http://www.swimming.org.au/article.php?group_id=14337|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=SwimmingSA Hall of Fame|url=https://sa.swimming.org.au/visageimages/Hall_of_Fame_Images/SwimmingSA%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20-%20Website.pdf|website=Swimming South Australia}} 8 : Living people|Female Paralympic swimmers of Australia|Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|Female freestyle swimmers|Female backstroke swimmers|1990 births|University of Adelaide alumni|Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。