Suzanna Hext burst on to the scene of British Para-Swimming in 2019, claiming a pair of medals at her debut World Para Swimming Championships - and this preceded her debut Paralympics appearance at Tokyo 2020.
In Tokyo, Suzanna reached two individual finals in the Women's S5 100m and 200m Freestyle, placing fourth in both after a couple of performances that personified her drive and resilience.
Triple European para-dressage gold medallist Hext - who has ambitions of representing Paralympics GB in both aquatics and equestrianism during her career - only turned her attention to swimming in 2017 and did not compete in her first long-course competition until the 2019 BUCS Swimming Championships in Sheffield - setting a British S5 50m Freestyle record at the event.
Later that year, she further outlined her Freestyle quality by winning silver in the same event at the Worlds, as well as a bronze in the S5 100m Freestyle final, as she enjoyed a memorable debut at that level of competition.
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 50m Freestyle | 2023 | 36.71 | |
| S5 100m Freestyle | 2023 | 1:20.22 | |
| S5 200m Freestyle | 2021 | 2:59.05 | |
| SB4 100m Breaststroke | 2021 | 2:09.87 | BR |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 50m Freestyle | 2019 | 38.55 | BR |
| S5 100m Freestyle | 2019 | 1.26.08 | BR |
| S5 200m Freestyle | 2019 | 3:05.40 |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 200m Freestyle | 2021 - Tokyo | 2:59.55 | 4th |
| S5 100m Freestyle | 2021 - Tokyo | 1:22.49 | 4th |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 50m Freestyle | 2023 - Manchester | 36.71 | Gold |
| S5 100m Freestyle | 2023 - Manchester | 1:21.60 | Silver |
| S5 100m Freestyle | 2019 - London | 1:22.80 | Bronze |
| S5 200m Freestyle | 2019 - London | 3:02.50 | |
| S5 50m Freestyle | 2019 - London | 37.13 | Silver |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC 200m Freestyle | 2024 - London | 2:59.98 | 5th |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC 100m Freestyle | 2023 - Sheffield | 1:30.01 | 34th |
| MC 100m Freestyle | 2021 - Sheffield | 1:29.62 | 15th |
| MC 100m Breaststroke | 2021 - Sheffield | 2:09.87 | 9th |
| MC 50m Freestyle | 2019 - Glasgow | 38.80 | 11th |
| MC 200m Freestyle | 2019 - Glasgow | 3:13.36 | 12th |
| Event | Year | Time/Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC 50m Freestyle | 2019 | 37.90 | Gold |