Claire Cashmore

Claire is a seven-time Paralympian after a successful swimming career where she attended four consecutive Games from Athens 2004 onwards and Paris 2024 was her second Games as a para-triathlete.

Paris 2024 saw Cashmore become a ten-time Paralympic medallist after claiming a silver in the women’s Para triathlon PTS5 event in the French capital.

As a swimmer, she won eight medals for ParalympicsGB including one gold as part of the 4x100m 34 points medley relay team at Rio 2016.

After Rio, Claire transferred to Para triathlon through the UK Sport talent transfer programme. She cemented her place on the world stage in the PTS5 category a year later as she won a silver medal at 2018 ITU World Championships in Australia. Her success continued into 2019 as she picked up wins at the Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal and the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final.

Tokyo was Claire’s first Paralympics in a new sport and she ended it with a medal as she finished in third place with team mate Lauren Steadman to secure bronze. Claire then finished the year on top as the World champion. As of 2023, she was a three-time European champion.

A member of the ParalympicsGB’s Athletes’ Commission which gives athletes a voice in shaping the future of the team, Claire has always been interested in sport, first taking to running and swimming from a very young age.