Louise Fiddes

At her first Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Louise Fiddes came away with a silver and bronze medal in the SB14 100m breaststroke and the SM14 200m freestyle events, continuing her prominent rise in the pool.

Three years later at Paris 2024 Fiddes climbed to the top of the podium after claiming gold in the SB14 100m breaststroke final. She also won bronze in the S14 200m freestyle.

The Hatfield swimmer became a world champion on her World Para Swimming Championships debut in London in 2019, claiming the SB14 100m Breaststroke title - a year after winning the same event at the European Championships.

Fiddes also took S14 200m Individual Medley bronze and finished fourth in the S14 200m Freestyle in an eye-catching start on the global stage.

Her 2018 European debut in Dublin brought her four medals, including the SB14 100m Breaststroke title and three bronzes, in the S14 200m Freestyle, S14 100m Butterfly and SM14 200m Individual Medley events.

She also claimed three bronze medals at the last two World Championships in Madeira 2022 and Manchester 2023 as well as another bronze in her Commonwealth debut at the 2022 Games in Birmingham.

Outside the pool, Louise is training to be a physio and has a passion for vintage cars.