Henshaw in 2013 when opening a prosthetics and orthotics centre at the University of Salford
Personal information
Full name
Charlotte Henshaw
Nationality
British
Born
(1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 37) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Women's swimming
Paralympic Games
2012 London
100 m breaststroke SB6
2016 Rio de Janeiro
100 m breaststroke SB6
World Championships
2010 Eindhoven
100 m breaststroke SB6
2015 Glasgow
100 m breaststroke SB6
2013 Montreal
100 m breaststroke SB6
European Championships
2009 Reykjavik
100 m breaststroke SB6
2016 Funchal
100 m breaststroke SB6
2011 Berlin
100 m breaststroke SB6
2009 Reykjavik
200 m individual medley SM8
Women's paracanoeing
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo
KL2
World Championships
2018 Montemor-o-Velho
KL2
2019 Szeged
KL2
2019 Szeged
VL3
2021 Copenhagen
KL2
2021 Copenhagen
VL3
2022 Dartmouth
KL2
2022 Dartmouth
VL3
2023 Duisburg
KL2
2018 Montemor-o-Velho
VL3
European Championships
2019 Poznań
KL2
2022 Munich
VL3
2017 Plovdiv
KL2
2018 Belgrade
KL2
2022 Munich
KL2
Charlotte Sarah HenshawMBE (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed to canoeing from 2017, becoming the reigning World champion in the KL2 (five-time) and VL3 (three-time) 200m events. In September 2021, at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, she became a Paralympic champion at her fourth games, winning the Women's KL2 event.
Henshaw was recruited to the British Paracanoe team in June 2021, specialising in KL2 Kayak, and VL3 Va'a events.
Previously a swimmer specialising in 100 metres breaststroke SB6, Henshaw was a European champion and Paralympic medalist from the early 2010's. During her swimming career, she competed in SB6, SM8 and S8 category events, representing Great Britain in the 2010, 2013 & 2015 IPC World Championships and the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Henshaw won a silver medal at the London games, followed by a bronze in Rio de Janeiro.
Charlotte Sarah Henshaw MBE (born 16 January 1987) is a British Paralympic full-time athlete across multiple disciplines. Originally a swimmer, she changed...
Hynds and Henshaw Competition Pool, to honour Ollie, his brother Sam and CharlotteHenshaw who all trained there. In 2016, Hynd, CharlotteHenshaw and their...
the age of 22. Originally suggested by CharlotteHenshaw's father, Mansfield District ward councillor Paul Henshaw, to acknowledge the achievements of Ollie...
795 Jeanette Chippington Great Britain 57.050 Women's KL2 details CharlotteHenshaw Great Britain 52.627 Emma Wiggs Great Britain 53.402 Nadezda Andreeva...
Games Sir Bill Gammell, Scotland rugby international and businessman CharlotteHenshaw, Paralympic swimmer Andrew Hunter, Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer...
looking for talented athletes and was encouraged by Paralympic swimmer CharlotteHenshaw who was also a swimmer turned paracanoeist. She finished fourth in...
September Bronze Nick Beighton Para-Canoe Men's KL2 15 September Bronze CharlotteHenshaw Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke S6 15 September Bronze Will...
Germany 53.74 Katherinne Wollermann Chile 54.02 Women's KL2 details CharlotteHenshaw Great Britain 48.73 Emma Wiggs Great Britain 50.70 Katalin Varga...
Ukraine's Yelyzaveta Mereshko, silver in the 100m Breaststroke SB6 behind CharlotteHenshaw of Great Britain, and bronze in the 50m Butterfly S6 behind Oksana...
Italy 55.772 Jeanette Chippington Great Britain 56.556 Women's KL2 CharlotteHenshaw Great Britain 49.022 Emma Wiggs Great Britain 51.242 Katalin Varga...
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