Morgan Bird

Morgan Bird (born September 6, 1993) is a Canadian para swimmer who competes in international level events, she specialises in freestyle. She won a bronze medal, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 34pts 4x100m relay. She is a double Parapan American Games champion and double World silver medalist.

Early life and education Morgan Bird was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1993 to parents Garth and Heidi Bird. She was born with cerebral palsy affecting the left side of her body. She began swimming as physiotherapy for her cerebral palsy and started swimming competitively at age 11.

Career Bird made her Paralympic debut at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She placed fourth in the women's 400 m freestyle S8. She won her first international medal at the 2013 IPC World Championships, winning bronze in both the 50m freestyle and in the relay. She also won silver in the women's S8 100-metre freestyle. She placed fifth in the S8100-m freestyle at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Bird won silver in the women’s 50m freestyle S8 at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Also at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Bird moved up a category and competed in the S9 women's 100-m freestyle.

Bird announced her retirement from competitive para-swimming in 2021.