Béatrice Pierre Hess (born 10 November 1961 in Colmar) is a French Paralympic swimmer. The French newspaper L'Humanité has described her as "one of the best swimmers in the world",[1]
Competing at the Paralympic Games, Hess won four gold medals in 1984, one in 1988, six in 1996,[1] and seven in 2000. She also broke nine world records at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney.[2] At the 2004 Games, she won two gold and three silver medals.
Hess has cerebral palsy, and competes in the S5 disability classification.
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References
- ^ a b "Béatrice Hess : 'En soi, existe toujours un potentiel…'", L'Humanité, October 28, 2000.
- ^ "Hess strikes golden six", BBC, October 27, 2000
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