
100 Greats 1921-2021
Bethany Firth
Bethany Firth, born 14 February 1996, Seaforde, County Down is a Northern Irish swimmer who first competed at the London 2012 Games representing Ireland. Since then, she has competed for Great Britain in the S14 disability swimming classification. Bethany is a champion and record setter. At the 2015 British Para Swimming International Meet in Glasgow, she set new world records in the 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke. In 2016 she won her first European titles and at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games she won three gold medals and was Great Britain’s most decorated athlete from the Paralympics.
Lesson Plans
Tasks
Imagine you are going to interview Bethany Firth. What five questions would you ask?
Role play in pairs: one person acts as Bethany Firth, the other the interviewer. Keep notes and/or record the interview. Swap roles.