Rachel Lardière
French Paralympic swimmer
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Born | (1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 54) Sainte-Colombe, Rhône, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S7, SB5, SM6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | AS Handivienne, Vienne | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yann Eric Fouille | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachel Lardière (born 28 June 1970) is a French Paralympic swimmer who specialises in breaststroke at international level events. She previously practised judo, handball and artistic gymnastics before her accident. [1][2]
Lardière became an incomplete paraplegic in February 1988 following an accident with a pommel horse during a gymnastics training session. She has been using a wheelchair since the accident.[3]
References
External links
- Rachel Lardière at the International Paralympic Committee