• Events:

  400m Freestyle (S8)/ 50m Freestyle (S8)/ 100m Backstroke (S8)/ 100m Freestyle (S8)

• Home Town:

  Billinge, Merseyside

• Lives:

  Lowton, Cheshire

• Trains:

  City of Salford

• Date Of Birth:

  30th December 1985

• Games Attended:

  London 12, Beijing 08

At London 2012, Heather represented ParalympicsGB for the second time. Her Games highlights included a strong performance in the 100m Backstroke (S8) which led to her retaining her title from Beijing and claiming the gold medal with a time of 1:17.00.

"I was determined that I was going to fight to win it and that's what I did."Heather Frederiksen

She also battled tough competiton to take the silver medal in a dramatic 100m Freestyle (S8) final and claim another silver in the 400m Freestyle (S8).

Joined by Claire Cashmore, Steph Millward and Louise Walmsley, Heather competed in a thrilling 4x100m Medley Relay (34pts) final, where Australia seized the gold medal by 0.03 seconds and the ParalympicsGB quartet claimed silver.

Heather first started taking Swimming lessons at the age of five and joined Howe Bridge Aces Swimming Club at the age of seven. She has been competing ever since and thrives on the competitive element of the sport. Prior to her accident, Heather competed in non-disabled competition, winning the 2004 British 10km Open Water title.

Heather also has an ADI Driving Instruction Qualification and her ambition is to expand her driving school business once she has finished competing.

In the 2013 New Year's Honours, Heather was awarded a MBE.

Major Results

• 2012 London Paralympic Games
• 50m Freestyle (S8): 6th
  100m Freestyle (S8): silver
  400m Freestyle (S8): silver
  100m Backstroke (S8): gold
  4x100m Medley Relay (34 pts): silver
   
• 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
• 50m Freestyle (S8): 7th
  100m Freestyle (S8): silver
  400m Freestyle (S8): silver
  100m Backstroke (S8): gold
  200m Individual Medley (SM8): bronze
   
• 2012 British Championships, London, UK
• 50m Freestyle (S8): silver
  100m Freestyle (S8): gold
  400m Freestyle (S8): bronze
  100m Backstroke (S8): 10th
   
• 2011 IPC European Championships, Berlin, Germany
• 50m Freestyle (S8): silver
  100m Freestyle (S8): gold
  400m Freestyle (S8): gold
  100m Backstroke (S8): gold
  4x100m Medley Relay (34pts): gold
   
• 2011 British International Disability Championships, Sheffield, UK
• 50m Freestyle: 7th
  100m Backstroke: 4th
   
• 2009 IPC European Championships, Reykjavik, Iceland
• 50m Freestyle (S8): gold
  100m Freestyle (S8): gold
  400m Freestyle (S8): gold
  100m Backstroke (S8): bronze
  100m Butterfly (S8): gold
  200m Individual Medley (SM8): silver
  4x100m Medley Relay (34pts): gold
   
• 2009 BT Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, UK
• 100m Backstroke (S8): gold
   
• 2009 British Championships, Sheffield, UK
• 50m Freestyle: gold
  100m Freestyle: gold
  400m Freestyle: silver
  100m Backstroke: gold
   
• 2008 British Championships, Sheffield, UK
• 50m Freestyle: gold
  100m Freestyle: gold
  400m Freestyle: bronze
  100m Backstroke: silver
  100m Breaststroke: 8th
  100m Butterfly: silver
  200m Individual Medley: 7th