Gemma Joan Dashwood, OAM[1] (born 19 October 1977)[2] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, medical doctor and ordained Deacon in the Anglican church.

[2] She competed in the Les autres disability category due to her septic arthritis.

She became a member of the University of Newcastle Swimming Club, where she practiced for the Sydney 2000 games.

[6] She organised the 'Swimming in Parallel Calendar 2000' to raise the profile of the Australian female Paralympic swim team.

She returned to Canberra in 2004 and enrolled in the inaugural Australian National University Medical School class and graduated in 2007.