Prue Watt

Prue Watt, OAM (born 1 January 1987, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a Paralympic swimming gold medalist from Australia.

[2][3] She was born premature at 24 weeks and the high levels of oxygen in her system resulted in her retina being damaged.

[4] She became interested in swimming through surf life saving and was competing at state and national levels at the age of fourteen.

[8] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne she swam a personal best in the Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD) 100m freestyle.

[9] At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, she won a silver medal in the Women's 100m Butterfly S13.

Watt said "I’ve always had the dream in the back of my mind to compete at a winter and a summer games because not many people have represented Australia in both.

Prue Watt arrives at the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony
Watt at the 2012 London Paralympics