Zara Mullooly

Zara Mullooly (born 11 September 2002) is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in International level freestyle events.

Shortly after her first birthday, Zara was referred by her GP to a consultant orthopaedic surgeon after her parents noticed she walked with a limp.

A change in Zara’s Consultant led to further investigations and a subsequent new diagnosis of right side hemiplegia, and this was confirmed by an MRI brain scan in 2008.

One year later, Mullooly was confirmed on the GB Team and swam in her first major competition - the IPC European Championships in Funchal, Maderia.

Zara missed the chance to compete at her first World Championships in Mexico the following year in 2017, as the British team were unable to attend due to the Puebla earthquake.