Chloe Osborn
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ACU Blacktown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Misha Payne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chloe Osborn (born 15 October 2003) is an Australian para swimmer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympicswinning a silver medal.[1] At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, she won four medals - one gold, two silver and one bronze.[2]
Personal life
At the age of twelve, Osborn was diagnosed Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.[3] She suffered nerve damage and spinal injury as a result of surgery to remove the tumour.[4] Her physiotherapist recommended taking up swimming as part of her rehabilitation.[4] She attended Beaumont Hills Public School and Kellyville High School.[3]
Swimming
Prior to her cancer diagnosis, Osborn was obsessed with soccer.[4] As part of her rehabilitation, she swam once or twice each week at the Hawkesbury Oasis.[4] She them moved to squad swimming training four times per week. She was classified as a S7 swimmer. Her first swimming competition was at the age of fifteen. She moved to ACU Blacktown to be coached by Misha Payne.[5]
After strong performances at national swimming championships, she was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023.[5] She was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024.[6]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she competed in the 100 m freestyle S7 (7th), Women's 400 m freestyle S7 (4th) and Mixed 4 x 50 m freestyle 20 points (team disqualified). She was a member of the Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts that won the silver medal.
At the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, she won the gold medal in Mixed 4 x 100 m Freestyle 34pts, silver medals in 100 m and 400 m Freestyle S7 and the bronze medal in the Mixed 4 x 100 m Medley Relay 34pts.[2]
In 2024, she is a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[7]
References
- ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Swimming Team For Paris 2024 Games". Paralympics Australia. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Swimming Australia - GOLD CLASS: Dolphins wrap up World Para Champs with World Record". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Lawrence (22 June 2016). "How young Chloe's Facebook page is able to help children understand about cancer". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Creatio. "Chloe Osborn - Swimmer & Instructor". The Y. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Para Flippers Development Squad Announced". Swimming Australia. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Campaign of Resilience for Para Team". Swimming Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Hodge, Jones and Osborn Selected for Paris | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". nswis.com.au. Retrieved 16 June 2024.