Guy Harrison-Murray

Background

Harrison-Murray was born on 17 April 1997 in Bath, England. He was born with congenital bilateral talipes, a condition where his feet are twisted out of position.

Career

In 2011, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia. In January 2015, he was granted Australian citizenship that would allow him to compete for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He attended the International School of Western Australia.

Harrison-Murray took up swimming at the age of three.

He is classified as an S10 swimmer. He made his debut for Australia at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

He finished fourth in the Men"s 400m Freestyle S10, sixth in the Men"s 100m Freestyle S10 and seventh in the Men"s 50m Freestyle S10. As of 2015, he is coached by January Camneron at the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Previously, he was coached by Ian Mills at the Perth City Swim Club.

Achievements

• At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the Men"s 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay 34 points. In February 2014, he was a member of a team that won the Mixed Team category at the Rottnest Channel Swim.