Claire Cashmore

Claire made her debut for ParalympicsGB as a 16-year-old competing at Athens 2004. Since then she has won medals at every level in Para swimming, including six Paralympic medals across three Games. After Rio 2016, she made a successful transition to triathlon.

After competing in Rio, Claire transitioned from the pool to take up Paratriathlon making her international debut at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam in 2017. Despite crashing on her bike she still managed to achieve a sixth-placed finish.

And just one year later in 2018, Claire emerged as one of the leading PTS5 contenders after finishing second behind teammate Lauren Steadman at the 2018 ITU World Championships on the Gold Coast.

However, 12 months later Claire went one better to become the 2019 ITU World Champion after beating Steadman to the title at Lausanne. She won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 in the Women’s Individual PTS5 event with team-mate Lauren Steadman claiming gold.

Later that year after her Tokyo success, she became European champion in Valencia followed by topping the World Podium in Abu Dhabi. Most recently in 2023, she retained her European title in Madrid and claimed silver at the World Championships in Pontevedra.

A member of the BPA’s Athletes’ Commission, Claire has always been interested in sport, first taking to running and swimming from a very young age.