In fact, later this year, Cashmore will be defending her world title, hoping to register three consecutive triumphs. So who is she and what\u2019s her story? We find out\u2026<\/p>\n
- Interview: Claire Cashmore on training, Paralympics and making paratri more accessible<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Who is Claire Cashmore?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Cashmore spent her early days as a successful Paralympic swimmer (Credit: Ian MacNicol\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n For many years \u2013 and across four Paralympic Games \u2013 Claire Cashmore was exclusively known for her prowess in the pool.<\/p>\n
Born without a left forearm, she won no fewer than eight Paralympic medals in the PTS5 category between Athens in 2004 (when she was just 16) and Rio in 2016.<\/p>\n
The following year, disillusioned with the mundanity of swim training, Cashmore decided to broaden her horizons and give paratri a go. It was a smart decision, her early success in the sport well and truly reinvigorating Cashmore\u2019s mojo.<\/p>\n
Since that switch in 2017, she\u2019s been a multiple national champion, European champion and two-time world champion.<\/p>\n
In Tokyo in the summer of 2021, Cashmore couldn\u2019t quite collect the full set, with time penalties putting paid to dreams of Paralympic glory. She returned to the UK with a bronze medal in her suitcase, rather than the hoped-for gold.<\/p>\n
A linguistics graduate and children\u2019s author, the story of Claire Cashmore took on a second volume when she moved to paratri. But she\u2019s not done yet\u2026<\/p>\n
How old is Claire Cashmore?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Claire Cashmore was born on 21 May 1988, making her 33 years of age.<\/p>\n
Claire Cashmore\u2019s career highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Cashmore competes at ITU Yokohama in 2019 (Credit: Nobuo Yano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n July 2017: Early success for the code-switcher<\/strong><\/h3>\n
After switching codes from para-swimming, Cashmore takes her first paratri victory at the ITU World Cup race in Altafulla in Catalonia in the PTS5 women category.<\/p>\n
A win in the British championship arrives the following month, after which sixth place at the world championships is claimed, a very creditable performance after coming off the bike.<\/p>\n
July 2018: A silver at the European champs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
At the ETU European Championships in Tartu in Estonia, Cashmore takes silver, beaten only by compatriot and rival Lauren Steadman. Cashmore successfully defends her national title nine days later.<\/p>\n
September 2018: Another silver \u2013 this time at the worlds<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Cashmore takes bronze at Tokyo Paralympics (Credit: Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n At the paratri world championships on Australia\u2019s Gold Coast, Cashmore has to be content with silver again, as she once more loses out to fellow Englishwoman Steadman.<\/p>\n
September 2019: After just two years in the sport, Cashmore is on top of the world<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Cashmore wins the world title in Lausanne, exacting revenge for the defeat of 12 months earlier as she pips reigning champion Steadman to the gold by just three seconds.<\/p>\n
- Paratri makes its Super League debut in London<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- WTCS Leeds: What did we learn from the dramatic weekend?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Triple paratri success for Brits in Tokyo Paratri World Cup 2019<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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August 2021: A medal in Tokyo \u2013 but ultimately a sense of disappointment<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Cashmore competes in the Women\u2019s PTS5 at Tokyo Paralympics Games (Credit: Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n With the 2020 season written off, the Tokyo Paralympics is postopned for a year.<\/p>\n
As world champ, Cashmore is arguably the favourite for the gold medal, but a pair of time penalties scupper her chances of overhauling eventual gold medallist Steadman and second-placed Grace Norman of the USA.<\/p>\n
Cashmore has to be content with a bronze at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics<\/a><\/strong> to add to her collection from her swimming exploits at Paralympics past.<\/p>\n
- WTCS Leeds: What did we learn from the dramatic weekend?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Paratri makes its Super League debut in London<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
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