Scott Brockenshire

Scott Brockenshire (born 1 March 1969)[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who has won six medals at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

Scott Brockenshire
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Brockenshire
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1969-03-01) 1 March 1969
Prahran, Victoria
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyMen's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's 100 m Butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Men's 50 m Freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyMen's 100 m Butterfly S10
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyMen's 100 m Freestyle S10
Australian S10 swimmer Scott Brockenshire (centre) leaves the blocks at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

Biography

Brockenshire was born in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran and lives in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.[1][2] He was born without a tibia and a shortened femur on his left leg, and at the age of eighteen months, his left foot was amputated.[3] He began swimming at the age of about ten to improve his fitness.[2] He won medals in able-bodied surf lifesaving competitions[3] and was the state surf ski champion in 1987.[1] He was inspired to take up competitive swimming after watching the events for people with disabilities at the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games in Canada.[2]

At the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle S7–10 event and two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 and Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 events.[4] In the final for the men's 4x100 m freestyle event, he was responsible for narrowing the British lead and keeping his relay team competitive.[5] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts event and two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 and Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 events.[4]

Brockenshire inspired New Zealand Paralympian Steven Yates to take up disabled sport.[6]

He worked in Ballina, New South Wales as the manager of a gym.[6]

References
  1. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Swimming". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000.
  2. "Australia Day in Guyra Shire". The Guyra Argus. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "One Hundred Percent" (YouTube video). Queensland University of Technology. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. Long, Giles (2010). Changing to win : an incredible story of courage and a template for success. London, United Kingdom: Piatkus. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7481-1804-5. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. "Steven's golden Paralympics". University of Technology, Sydney. 7 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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