Emily Beecroft (swimming) finished 4th in the 100m freestyle S9 at her first Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018. After trying netball and athletics, she decided to concentrate on swimming and by 2015 was ranked in the world top five for the 50m butterfly S9 and 50m and 100m freestyle S9 events. A two-time Paralympian, Emily has made four individual finals over the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, including winning silver as part of the women’s 4x100m freestyle 34 points and bronze in the women’s 4x100m medley 34 points. Born in Traralgon in Victoria, Emily now resides on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Emily is a triplet and has a sausage dog called Hugo.