Fastest swim 100 m freestyle - S9 (female)
- Who
- Alexa Leary
- What
- 59.53 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- France (Paris)
- When
- 04 September 2024
The fastest 100 m freestyle - S9 (female) is 59.53 seconds, achieved by Alexa Leary (Australia) at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, on 4 September 2024.
Alexa Leary broke her own world record twice in one day at the 2024 Paralympics, clocking 59.60 in the heats and 59.53 in the final.
A former triathlete, Leary was involved in a bicycle accident while training in 2021 that left her with a traumatic brain injury. She spent six months in hospital and had part of her skull removed – her parents were told that she would never walk or talk again.