What Is Swimmer Toni Shaw Disability? She recently won a Bronze in the 400m freestyle S9 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Toni Shaw is a British Paralympian swimmer who has set records in several national and international events. She won gold and made a record at the 2019 World Championship, where she participated in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Toni has received several awards including, the Young Sportswoman of the Year 2020 at the Scottish Women in Sports Awards and the Disability Swimmer of the Year 2019 at the Scottish Swimming Awards. Toni Shaw was one of the nominees for the 2019 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
What Is Swimmer Toni Shaw Disability?
Talking about Toni Shaw’s disability, she was born without her right hand as it never fully formed.
Toni Shaw’s impairment is limb deficiency, and its origin is congenital, reports Paralympic.
Toni started using a carbon fiber prosthetic for her right arm in 2019. There are different attachments on the prosthetic that enables her to do more upper-body exercises. She was not able to perform upper-body exercises previously but now can do weight training and press-ups that help her as a swimmer.
Toni Shaw Age Revealed
Toni Shaw’s age is 18 years. Shaw was born on August 5, 2003.
Shaw started taking swimming lessons since she was just eight years old. By the time she was 14, Toni held 14 national records in Scotland’s S9 and S10 classification.
Toni represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and finished in Women’s 100-meter freestyle S9 and Women’s S9 100m Backstroke. She also came seventh in Women’s 100m breaststroke SB9 and sixth in the Women’s 200m individual medley SM10.
Does Toni Shaw Have A Boyfriend?
Toni Shaw has not revealed any details of her dating life or boyfriend to the media.
Shaw is yet to upload pictures of her boyfriend on her Instagram account. Toni Shaw uploads several pictures with her friends on the social media platform.
Fans will find out about Shaw’s dating life once she decides to talk about it.
Who Are Her Parents?
Toni Shaw’s parents are extremely proud of her achievements.
Shaw has not revealed the details of her parents to the media.
Toni Shaw lives in Aberdeen, Scotland, with her family.
Shaw is coached by Gregor McMillan, the Aberdeen University performance swimming coach. Toni trains under Gregor at the Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Center.