Alice Tai

Para Swimming

Region

New Milton
Date of Birth

31/01/1999
Classification

S8, SB8, SM8

Bio

Alice Tai has won mutliple medals in Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth events.

Alice competes in the S8 category, with Congenital Bilateral Talipes (club feet) which led to a below the knee amputation of her right leg in 2022.

Alice grew up in Barton-on-Sea and had lessons with her brother from a young age, joining her local club.

Alice made her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 where she competed in five events, winning relay gold in the Women’s 4x100m medley relay alongside teammates Claire Cashmore, Steph Slater and Stephanie Millward.

Alice was forced to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with injury and in 2022, she had her right leg amputated below the knee to relieve her of constant pain. She returned to action later that year to win gold for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In 2022, just five months after her amputation, Alice won silver at the World Championships in Madeira in the S8 100m Freestyle.

At Paris 2024 Alice won S8 100m backstroke gold with a new Paralympic record, finishing nearly six seconds clear of her rivals. She added another individual gold days later in the S8 50m freestyle, and also claimed 400m freestyle silver, 200m individual medley and 100m butterfly bronze medals.

Outside of swimming, Alice is in a band – BLUSH! – and hopes to release more songs. Alice also enjoys doing lots of art in her free time and has a neuroscience degree.

Major Results

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

50m freestyle S8 - gold
100m breaststroke SB13 - gold
400m freestyle S8 - silver
200m individual medley SM8 - bronze
100m butterfly S8 - bronze.

** 2016 Paralympic Games**

100m backstroke S9: Bronze
4x100m medley relay (34pt): Gold
100m butterfly S10: 7th
100m freestyle S10: 4th in heat 2
4x100m freestyle relay (34pt): 4th

2023 World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, England

S8 100m Backstroke: Gold
S8 50m Freestyle: Silver
S8 100m Freestyle: Bronze

2019 World Para Swimming Championships, London, England

S8 50m Freestyle: Gold
S8 100m Freestyle: Gold
S8 400m Freestyle: Gold
S8 100m Backstroke: Gold
S8 100m Butterfly: Gold
34pts 4x100m Freestyle: Gold
34pts 4x100m Medley: Gold

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships, Glasgow, UK

4x100m medley relay 34pt: Gold
100m backstroke S10: Bronze
100m butterfly S10: Bronze
4x100m freestyle relay 34pt: Bronze

2018 World Para Swimming European Championships, Dublin, Ireland

100m freestyle S8: Gold
100m backstroke S8: Gold
100m butterfly S8: Gold
4x100m medley relay (34pt): Gold

2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Eindhoven

4x100m freestyle relay 34pt: Gold
100m backstroke S10: Silver
400m freestyle S10: Bronze

2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham England

S8 100m Backstroke: Gold

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

100m backstroke S8: Gold
100m freestyle S8: Silver

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