Jay Dohnt

Jay Dohnt (born 20 November 1989 in Adelaide, South Australia) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He is a bilateral below the knee amputee as a result of meningococcal disease at the age of thirteen. He is also missing four fingers on his right hand. He chose swimming as legs were not required to do it^[1] and obtained a scuba diving ticket.^[2]

Jay Dohnt

2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Dohnt
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 35) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Classifications	S7, SB6, SM7
Medal record Men's paralympic swimming Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle S7

Career

Dohnt at the 2012 London Paralympics

Dohnt at the 2012 London Paralympics

In 2006, he was the only competitor in the men's freestyle multi-disability section of the 2006 Australian Open Water Swimming Titles in Melbourne, Victoria.^[3]

He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the men's 400 m freestyle S7 event.^[4] He is an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming and South Australian Sports Institute scholarship holder.^[5] He was unable to compete in 2010 due to a serious shoulder injury.^[3] In 2011, he won a silver medal in the men's 400m freestyle S7 at the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Edmonton, Canada.^[3]

In 2008, he took up golf.^[6]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he represented Australia in the 100 m breaststroke SB6, 200 m individual medley SM7 and 400 m freestyle S7.^[7]

Recognition

• 2005 - Pride of Australia Courage Award.^[2]
• 2007- Athlete of the Year award in South Australian Wheelchair Sports.^[3]
• 2009 - Swimming SA Hall of Fame inductee.^[8]
• 2011 - Tanya Denver Award, given to the Advertiser Channel Seven Sports Star of the Year who displays endeavour and sportsmanship.^[9]