With her slogan ‘pain is temporary, quitting is permanent’, swimmer Claire Cashmore sums herself up as an incredibly inspired and inspiring sports person – which is why she is proving to be incredibly popular as an Olympic speaker. Despite being born disabled, her physical limitations haven’t stopped Claire from going for gold.
Bursting onto the athletics scene at just 16 years old, Claire has now been a part of six Paralympic events – the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, 2012 London Paralympic Games, 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, and most recently, the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Claire earned four bronze medals and two silver in the 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke, individual medley, freestyle relay, and medley relay. In 2021, at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Claire claimed a Paralympic Bronze in the PTS5 triathlon. Continuing her remarkable journey, Claire returned to the Paralympics in 2024, where she secured a Silver in the Paratriathlon at the Paris Paralympic Games.
In the World Championships long course, Claire has won five silvers (two in 2006 and three in 2010). In the World Championships short course in 2009, she claimed two silver and two gold medals. Her most recent gold was at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, in the 4 x 100-metre medley relay 34 pts. In 2017, to celebrate her commitment to sport, Claire was awarded an MBE for her services.
Born without a left forearm, which she often jokes was bitten off in a shark attack, Claire regularly shares her experience with corporate organisations, schools, and swimming clubs. She can often be found doing swimming sessions, motivational talks, awards ceremonies, interviews and Q&A sessions. Claire is passionate about sport for people with disabilities, and uses her achievements to help motivate people who might see disabilities negatively to change their perspective.
Gold medal at the 2009 Reykjavik IPC European Championships
Two gold medals at the 2011 Berlin IPC European Championships
Two gold medals at the 2013 Montreal IPC World Championships
Two gold medals at the 2014 Eindhoven IPC European Championships
Gold medal at the 2015 Glasgow IPC World Championships
Gold medal at the 2016 Funchal IPC European Championships
Gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games
Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
Silver medal in the Paratriathlon at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
"Claire was a standout speaker at GE's Leading & Learning conference in Paris, November 2016. The conference was attended by 130 female senior GE customers and GE senior executives. Claire spoke about her early life and the challenges she faced with her peers as they sought to diminish her confidence because she had a short arm. The audience was absolutely engaged with her struggle and ultimately Claire's triumph over adversity. The audience appreciation feedback scored Claire as the most impressive and interesting speaker and we were absolutely thrilled to have a Paralympic medallist speak at our conference. I cannot recommend Claire Cashmore highly enough as a motivational and inspiring speaker"
"- General Electric Leading & Learning Conference
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