Bethany Firth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bethany Firth
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1996(1996-02-14)
Age	28
Birthplace	Seaforde
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Bethany Firth Biography

Bethany Firth is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on February 14, 1996 in Seaforde, United Kingdom. Bethany Charlotte Firth was born on 14 February 1996 in Seaforde, County Down, Northern Ireland. Her father Peter is a teacher and former church minister, and her mother Lindsey is a nurse practitioner. She is a Christian and is a member of Christian Fellowship Church. Firth was educated at Longstone School in Dundonald.

Firth won three silver medals at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.

On 8 September 2016, Firth defended the title that she had won in 2012 in the S14 100m backstroke, for the 2016 Summer Paralympics at Rio de Janeiro. She did this, winning in a world record time of 1:04.05 whilst competing for Team GB.

On 26 April 2016, in the qualifiers for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Firth set a new world record in the S14 200 metres freestyle. Competing at the British Para-International meet in Glasgow, she recorded a time of 2:03.70.

Later in the same year she announced her intention to switch national team and swim for Team GB instead of Ireland after serving a period out of competition, as “Team GB has other S14 swimmers – who have learning disabilities – with whom she can relate.” The following year she represented Northern Ireland in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, competing in seven events against able-bodied athletes.

Bethany Firth Net Worth

Bethany Firth is one of the richest Swimmer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bethany Firth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bethany Charlotte Firth, MBE (born 14 February 1996) is a Northern Irish swimmer competing for Great Britain as of 2014; previously Firth had competed for Ireland. A four time Paralympic gold medalist, she has won gold in her specialist event, the 100 metres backstroke for both Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in addition to the 200 metres medley and 200 metres freestyle for Great Britain at the 2016 Games, where she was the nations most successful Paralympian with three golds and a silver medal. She competes in the S14 classification for athletes with an intellectual impairment.

On 31 August 2012 Firth, competing for Ireland in her first Paralympics, won a gold medal at the 2012 Paralympic games in London in the S14 100 metres backstroke final while representing Ireland. Firth, who has learning difficulties, had been swimming for only three years.

In March 2015 Firth broke the world record for the S14 100m breaststroke in qualifying for that year’s IPC World Championships. Firth failed to compete in the World Championships after suffering a fractured wrist in training just a few days before the competition.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bethany Firth Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Bhawani Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bethany Firth celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

What disability does Bethany Firth have?

Firth has a learning difficulty that causes short term memory loss. She therefore competes in the S14 classification.

How is Bethany Firth a Paralympic?

At London 2012, she swam with a shoulder injury and in 2014 competed with a broken toe. At the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet in Glasgow, Great Britain, Firth set new world records in the 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke.

Where did Ellie Simmonds grow up?

Born in Walsall, Simmonds grew up in Aldridge, a part of the Metropolitan Walsall Borough. She completed her primary education at Cooper and Jordan CofE Primary before attending Aldridge School and later Olchfa School in Swansea. Simmonds, who has achondroplasia, became interested in swimming at the age of five.

Do deaf athletes compete in the Paralympics?

There are deaf athletes who have competed in the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012, but they’re few and far between. Another separate disability is required for them to compete in the Paralympics because, remarkably, there is no category for deaf athletes.

What is Ellie's disability?

Ellie started swimming at the age of five. Her disability, classified as Achondroplasia dwarfism proved no barrier to her and by the age of eight she was competing against able-bodied children. At the age of 10, her talent was spotted at a disability event and she was entered onto the British Swimming talent programme.