Béatrice Hess

Béatrice Hess

Béatrice Hess, born in 1961 or 1962 [ [http://www.humanite.fr/2000-10-28_Sports_-Beatrice-Hess-En-soi-existe-toujours-un-potentiel "Béatrice Hess : 'En soi, existe toujours un potentiel…'"] , "L'Humanité", October 28, 2000] , is a French swimmer. The French newspaper "L'Humanité" has described her as "one of the best swimmers in the world" [ [http://www.humanite.fr/2000-10-28_Sports_-Beatrice-Hess-En-soi-existe-toujours-un-potentiel "Béatrice Hess : 'En soi, existe toujours un potentiel…'"] , "L'Humanité", October 28, 2000] , while the magazine "Marianne" has described her as "the French Thorpedo". [ [http://www.marianne2.fr/BEATRICE-HESS,-LA-TORPILLE-FRANcAISE_a25191.html "Béatrice Hess, la «Torpille» française"] , "Marianne", November 6, 2000]

Competing at the Paralympic Games, Hess won four gold medals in 1984, one in 1988, six in 1996 [ [http://www.humanite.fr/2000-10-28_Sports_-Beatrice-Hess-En-soi-existe-toujours-un-potentiel "Béatrice Hess : 'En soi, existe toujours un potentiel…'"] , "L'Humanité", October 28, 2000] , and seven in 2000. [ [http://www.marianne2.fr/BEATRICE-HESS,-LA-TORPILLE-FRANcAISE_a25191.html "Béatrice Hess, la «Torpille» française"] , "Marianne", November 6, 2000] She also broke nine world records at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics2000/paralympics/994391.stm "Hess strikes golden six"] , BBC, October 27, 2000] At the 2004 Games, she won two gold and three silver medals.

Hess has cerebral palsy, and competes in the S4 disability category, for swimmers who do not use their legs. [ [http://www.marianne2.fr/BEATRICE-HESS,-LA-TORPILLE-FRANcAISE_a25191.html "Béatrice Hess, la «Torpille» française"] , "Marianne", November 6, 2000]

External links

* [http://www.whoswho.fr/biographie-HESS-B%E9atrice_434991.html Biography] on "Who's Who in France"

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