Chelsey Gotell

Chelsey Gotell (born February 20, 1986) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer and 12-time medalist. She has oculocutaneous albinism which causes her to have poor vision.

Personal life Gotell was born and raised in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She loved sport from an early age and at the age of eight began swimming when she joined a local swim club with her friend. She was classified into the S13 swimming classification at 13. At 14, Gotell qualified for her first Paralympic Games.

In 2002, 2006 and 2010 she competed in the IPC Swimming World Championships where she won three gold, five silver and three bronze medals.

in 2006 she placed sixth in both the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle in the multi-disability classification at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

To round out her Games experience, she won five medals at the 2007 Parapan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro; two gold, two silver, and one bronze.