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About
Swimmer and wheelchair athlete known for performing extreme tricks. After winning the WCMX World Championship and becoming the first female in Europe to complete a backflip in a wheelchair, she switched sports to para-swimming. She won bronze in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and secured Wales' first medal in the pool. She has hereditary spastic paraplegia, which makes the muscles of her legs tight and weak.
Before Fame
At age ten she started using a wheelchair. She started her aquatic journey as a child when she attended swimming lessons at Tenby Leisure Centre in Wales.
Trivia
As a wheelchair athlete, she performs tricks on specially adapted ramps usually used by BMX riders and skateboarders. She has story highlights on her lilyrice_wcmx Instagram account dedicated to competitions she has been a part of, as well as trips she has taken. She has traveled to places like Berlin, Rome, Florida, and California.
Family Life
Her parents are named Jenni and Mark.
Associated With
She was given her first WCMX wheelchair by champion Aaron Fotheringham.
