Janice Burton, Date of Birth

    

Janice Burton

Paralympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1958

Profession: swimmer

Zodiac Sign: Aries


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Janice Burton

  • Janice Burton MBE (born 11 April 1958) is a retired British Paralympic swimmer.
  • Burton competed in B1 events having completely lost sight in both of her eyes.
  • She won a total of 23a Paralympic medals during a career that spanned four Games.Burton competed in both individual and relay races.
  • In the individual events she won five gold medals with three coming in the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
  • As well as achieving Paralympic success she also triumphed in European and World competitions, being crowned champion a total of 15 times.Burton was awarded an MBE in the 1999 New Year Honours list.
  • Since retiring from competitive swimming Janice undertakes public speaking for Guide Dogs and about her Paralympic career.
  • She has also taken part in the display events at the Horse of the Year Show.
  • At 40 years of age Janice decided to learn to Water Ski ! at 50 she learned to Snow Ski ! and at 60 Flew on the longest Zip wire !

Read more at Wikipedia