Louise Watkin
- January 9, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Louise Watkin Biography
| Name | Louise Watkin |
| Birthday | Aug 13 |
| Birth Year | 1992 |
| Place Of Birth | Stockholm |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Louise Watkin is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on August 13, 1992 in Stockholm, Sweden. British Paralympic swimmer Louise Stephanie Watkin, nee Niklasson, was born 13 August 1992 in Stockholm. Watkin is a swimmer in the S9 class and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She won two silver medals and two bronze. At the 2008 Paralympics, Beijing, she won one silver medal and three bronze.
She also ranks 3rd in 100m freestyle, 2nd at 200m IM, 8th at 100m breastroke and 10th in 100m backstroke.
As of August 2012, Watkin is ranked no 1 in the world in 50m freestyle.
She competed at the World Championships in Eindhoven (Netherlands) between 15 and 21 Aug 2010. There, she was world champion in 50m Freestyle beating Natalie Du Toit, world record holder. She won silver in the 200m IM, 100m Breaststroke and 4 x 100 m Freestyle relay (34pts). Watkin won a bronze medal for the 100m freestyle.
Louise Watkin Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Louise Watkin is one of the richest Swimmer from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louise Watkin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1996, she arrived in the UK. She was born with Upper Limb Deficiency and has lost her left hand. She tried out many sports and activities as an infant, but she finally settled on swimming when she was 12.
In 2006, she competed in the World Championships, Durban, South Africa. She also participated in the Beijing Paralympic Games 2008, the European Championships, Reykjavik 2009 and the World Short Course Championships, Rio (also in 2009).
She used to train at the City of Salford Swimming Club full-time under the Salford Competitive Training Scheme, and was coached by John Stout, who was selected as the coach for Paralympics GB Swimming Team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. However, Louise Watkin (and fellow medallist Heather Frederiksen) are looking for a new club after quitting City of Salford swim team after, according to BBC Sport, a breakdown in the relationship with coach John Stout.
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Facts & Trivia
Louise Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Louise Watkin celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.