Kirralee Hayes

Kirralee Hayes (born 26 May 2004) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1]

Kirralee Hayes
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born26 May 2004 (2004-05-26) (age 19)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS13, SB13, SM13
ClubGenesis Aquatics
CoachRick Pendleton
Medal record
Women's Paralympic swimming
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham50 m freestyle S13

Swimming

Hayes, a founding member of the Genesis Aquatics based at Genesis Christian College, qualified for the S13 (vision impaired) 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

At 2021 Australian Swimming Trials, she finished second in Women's 50m Freestyle S13.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she swam in two events, the 50 m freestyle S11 and the 100 m butterfly S11 but did not qualify for the finals.[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England, she won the bronze medal in the Women's 50 m freestyle S13. [4][5]

Hayes is based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and coached by Yuriy Vdovychenko, but regularly returns to train at Genesis Aquatics with her coach Rick Pendleton.

References
  1. "Paralympics Australia Names Powerful Para-Swimming Team For Tokyo". Paralympics Australia. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. Crockford, Nick (7 July 2021). "Kirralee's perfect timing for Tokyo Games". Morton Daily. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. "Kirralee Hayes". Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. "Cole, Patterson And Levy Amongst Stars Of The Pool Ready To Splash And Dash In Birmingham". Commonwealth Games Australia. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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