Cameron Leslie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 January 1990 Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Classifications | S5, SB3, SM4 |
| Club | North Shore Swimming Club |
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Cameron Leslie MNZM (born 17 January 1990)[1] is a New Zealand paralympics swimmer, most notable for his performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley, in which his time of 2:33.57 broke the previous world record by over a second.[2]
Leslie was a student at Auckland University of Technology and has a quadruple limb deficiency. In 2008 Leslie said he may leave swimming to play wheelchair rugby in later games,[3] but he did not realise that plan. Instead, he returned for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, again winning a gold medal in men's 150 m individual medley, and beating his own world record with the time 2:25.98.[4]
In 2013, Leslie won the gold medal in the men's 150 m individual medley, and a bronze medal in the men's 50 m backstroke, at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.[5][6]
Of Māori descent, Leslie affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi.[7]
References
- ↑ "Paralympic Athletes - Swimming". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ McBeth, John (2008-09-15). "Leslie records golden swim". One Sport. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ "Paralympics: Latest Kiwi news". One Sport. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ Lee, Jess (7 September 2012). "Golden glow for Leslie". Auckland Now. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kiwi medal tally contin".
- ↑ "Live Results - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships". paralympic.org. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.