Tracey Cross

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tracey Cross
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 4, 1972(1972-12-04)
Age	52
Birthplace	Bunbury
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tracey Cross Biography

Tracey Cross is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 4, 1972 in Bunbury, Australia. Cross was born in the Western Australian city of Bunbury on 4 December 1972. She has been blind since birth; in a 2000 interview, she said that the light perception that she had in one eye was “almost useless”. She was left out of sporting activities at school, and started swimming at the age of 15. She took the sport casually at first, but took it more seriously when she found that she had a natural aptitude for swimming.

In 1994, she obtained a law degree from Murdoch University. After working in that field for some years, she became a massage therapist; she works in a natural health clinic in West Perth. Cross developed her passion for massage after she sustained a neck and shoulder injury while training for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

In 1993, Cross received a Medal of the Order of Australia for her 1992 Paralympic gold medals. In that year, she also received the Western Australian Citizen of the Year Award in the Youth category. On 14 November 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal “For Service to Sport as a gold Medallist at the Paralympic Games”. She received a Centenary Medal on 1 January 2001 “For service to the community through Paralympic swimming”. In 2009, she was inducted into the Swimming Western Australia Hall of Fame.

She spoke the Paralympic oath at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. In the competition, she received two silver medals in the Women’s 100 m Freestyle S11 and the Women’s 400 m Freestyle S11 events, and a bronze medal in the Women’s 50 m Freestyle S11 event; she also came fifth in the Women’s 200 m Medley SM11 event and eighth in the Women’s 100 m Backstroke S11 event.

At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won two gold medals in the Women’s 100 m Freestyle B1 and Women’s 400 m Freestyle B1 events, and two silver medals in the Women’s 100 m Backstroke B1 and Women’s 200 m Medley B1 events; she also came fourth in both the Women’s 100 m Butterfly B1 and Women’s 50 m Freestyle B1 events.

Tracey Cross Net Worth

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

Tracey Nicole Cross, OAM (born 4 December 1972) is an Australian visually impaired swimmer. She won ten medals at three Paralympics, from 1992 to 2000.

Cross won her first international gold medal in the women’s 400 m Freestyle B1 at the 1990 World Championships and Games for the Disabled in Assen, Netherlands.

She won two gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women’s 100 m Butterfly B1 and the Women’s 200 m Medley B1 events, and a silver medal in the Women’s 50 m Freestyle B1 event; she also came fifth in the Women’s 100 m Backstroke B1 event and came seventh in the heats of the Women’s 400 m Freestyle B2 event.

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Facts & Trivia

Tracey Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Tracey Cross celebrates birthday on December 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Tracey Cross

1. Tracey Cross is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.
2. She was born on May 18, 1973.
3. Cross has cerebral palsy and competes in the S6 classification.
4. She won her first Paralympic medal at age 16 in Seoul 1988.
5. Cross has won a total of 13 Paralympic medals throughout her career.
6. She has also set multiple world records in swimming events.
7. In addition to swimming, Cross is a motivational speaker and author.
8. She was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1990 for her achievements.
9. Cross retired from competitive swimming after the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
10. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of athletes with disabilities.