Janice Burton
Paralympic swimmer
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| Intro | Paralympic swimmer | ||
| Places | United Kingdom | ||
| is | Athlete Swimmer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 11 April 1958 | ||
| Age | 66 years | ||
| Star sign | Aries | ||
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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 23 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 !