Maisie Summers-Newton

Maisie Summers-Newton MBE (born 26 July 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer, competing in S6 disability events.[1] In August 2018, she took gold in the IPC Swimming European Championships SM6 200m individual medley and set a new world record at 2:59.60.[2][3] She also holds the S6 100m Breaststroke world record in 1:33.92, which she achieved in May 2018 at the British Para-Swimming International Meet.[1] She won two gold medals for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Maisie Summers-Newton
MBE
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002
Northamptonshire, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportPara swimming
DisabilityAchondroplasia
Disability classS6
Event(s)freestyle, individual medley, breaststroke
ClubNorthampton Swimming Club
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Women's Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo100 m breaststroke SB6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 London200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira400 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2019 London100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester400 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London100 m freestyle S6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 4×100 m medley 34pts
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dublin400 m freestyle S6
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham100 m breaststroke SB6

Career

Summers-Newton took gold at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, England. She created a new world record for the SM6 200m Individual Medley when she beat Yelyzaveta Mereshko from Ukraine.[4] The record had been set earlier that year by Summers-Newton in Glasgow.[5]

In April 2021, at Sheffield's Ponds Forge sports centre, Summers-Newton came second in points in the freestyle swimming to Grace Harvey and beat Ellie Simmonds by 4.2 seconds.[6] In July, she was named as part of the Great Britain team to compete at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In 2021 Summers-Newton also set a European record for the 100m breaststroke SB6 with a time of 1:32.34.[8]

At the Paralympics, she won gold in the 200m individual medley, setting a new world record of 2:56.68 in the process. She also won gold in the 100m breaststroke and fourth in the 400m freestyle.[8][9]

Summers-Newton competed at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Funchal, Portugal, where she won two gold medals. One in the 200m individual medley and another in the 400m freestyle.[10][11] At the Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49pts, she came 6th with Alice Tai, James Hollis and Oliver Carter.[12] During the 100m breaststroke SB6 heats, Summers-Newton broke her own European record with a time of 1:32.16, and in the finals she got her third gold.[13][14][15]

She won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for Team England during the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:32.72 - 10.57 seconds ahead of second place.[16]

At the British Para-Swimming Winter National Meet 2022 at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Summers-Newton set four new world records. They were set in the 100m freestyle (S6), 200m individual medley (SM6) and 100m breaststroke (SB6) and the 400m freestyle (S6) events.[17]

At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, she won two gold medals and a silver medal. On 2 August she won gold in the 200m medley,[18] a silver on 3 August in the 400m freestyle,[19] and gold on 5 August in the 100m breaststroke, where she set a European record of 1:31.34.[20]

Honours and awards

She was nominated for the 2018 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, joining a shortlist of 10 other British athletes.[21][22]

Her accounts on Instagram and Twitter are verified.[23]

In 2021, she appeared in The Beano's special BeONE edition, along with other sporting heroes like Emma Raducanu and Matty Lee.[24]

Summers-Newton was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[25][26] She received her MBE from Anne, Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace on 12 October 2022.[27]

Just before the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in July, she met Charles III (Prince Charles at the time) with Courtney Tulloch as the then prince toured the Athletes' Village.[28]

On 17 November 2022, Summers-Newton won the Citi Disability Sportswoman of the Year award.[29]

References
  1. "Tai and Summers-Newton smash World records". British Swimming. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. "World Para-swimming European Championships: Maisie Summers-Newton beats Ellie Simmonds for world record". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "SUMMERS-NEWTON Maisie". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. "Maisie Summers-Newton sets world record on golden night for Britain". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. "Records tumble as Brits win World Series gold in Glasgow". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. "Grace is over the moon on BPSIM day one". British Swimming. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "Northampton swimming stars are off to Tokyo". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. "Maisie Summers-Newton". British Swimming.
  9. "Tokyo Paralympics: Tully Kearney and Maisie Summers-Newton win golds for ParalympicsGB". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. "It's g🥇ld for 🇬🇧 @maisiee26!!". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. "GOLD FOR GREAT BRITAIN 🇬🇧🎉". Twitter. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. "💬 "It's such a good team, we were so excited yet relaxed in the call room" 🫶". Twitter. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  13. "Summers-Newton and Perry set records in heats". British Swimming. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  14. "A record breaking pair! ⏱️🔥". Twitter. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  15. "THIRD GOLD FOR SUMMERS-NEWTON!! 🎉🎉". Twitter. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  16. "Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 | Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. "Record-breaking quadruple from Summers-Newton at Winter Nationals". Swim England. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  18. "WOMEN'S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM6 | RESULTS SUMMARY" (PDF). IPC. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. "WOMEN'S 400M FREESTYLE S6 | RESULTS SUMMARY" (PDF). IPC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  20. "WOMEN'S 100M BREASTSTROKE SB6 | RESULTS SUMMARY" (PDF). IPC. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  21. "BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Top 10 revealed". BBC Sport. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  22. "BBC Young Sports Personality 2018: Kare Adenegan wins award". BBC Sport. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  23. "Maisie Summers-Newton MBE PLY ✔️". Twitter. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  24. "#BeOne celebrates the young sporting heroes which have brought the nation together this year". Twitter. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  25. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N22.
  26. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
  27. Holl-Allen, Genevieve (12 October 2022). "Paralympic swimmer Maisie Summers-Newton hails her hero as she collects MBE". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  28. "Maisie Summers-Newton MBE PLY on Instagram: "An absolute honour to meet Prince Charles this afternoon before the start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games! 🤩 This will be a moment I will never forget!! Thank you @officialteamengland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️"". Instagram. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  29. Tarray, Peter (18 November 2022). "Eilish McColgan named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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