Blake Cochrane is one of the many examples of an athlete who has triumphed despite having a disability. The swimmer made his debut at the Beijing 2008, where he showcased his extraordinary performance for the men’s 100m Breaststroke event.
Blake is an Australian swimmer who has competed in various international swimming championships in the SB7 category.
As of now, he has been part of four paralympic events where he has scored a total of two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. Besides that, Cochrane has also broken a world record at IPC World Swimming Championship in Montreal, Canada, and took home a gold medal.
Blake Cochrane Disability
Blake Cochrane’s disability is involved with his limbs.
He was born with a congenital limb deficiency that affects his finger and toes. Despite that, the athlete didn’t let himself back down from anything he wanted to do and competed internationally at 16 years.
The gold medalist was pretty active during his childhood and played various sports such as football, cricket, and Australian rules football. Even if he was proficient in different games, he was especially drawn towards swimming and decided to take it professionally.
Blake Cochrane Height
Blake’s exact height remains a mystery, but he seems to be above six feet.
The natural swimmer has prepared himself physically and mentally before any competitions he takes part in so that he could give his entire best.
Apart from swimming, the 30-year-old athlete has gained his degree in clinical exercise from the University of the Sunshine Coast. He works as an exercise physiologist who is a profession directly connected to his athletic career.
Blake Cochrane Wife
Blake is happily married to his wife, Lauran Cochrane.
The couple tied their knots on August 19, 2018, in a beautiful ceremony. The Australian swimmer and his wife must have been together for some time before getting hitched.
The couple welcomed a baby boy named Eli in November 2019. Cochrane is totally smitten with his baby boy and spends as much time possible with his kid and wife. He is often seen posting adorable pictures of his boy on his Instagram handle.
Blake Cochrane Parents
The names of Blake Cochrane’s parents have not been disclosed yet.
But the swimmer has stated that his parents are why he got into swimming from an early age. The Paralympian parents put him up to the sport to relieve his asthma, but they wouldn’t have guessed that he would later become a gold medal-winning athlete.
Cochrane grew up in an island nation, so swimming was something that came naturally to him. He grew up in Charleville, Queensland, where he started his swimming journey from school-level competitions.
The USC Spartan athlete got more encouraged to perform at the international level after excelling at the national level during his teenage years.