In 2015 Kearney qualified to represent Great Britain at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships held in Glasgow . Due to her progressive disability , Kearney was reclassified before the trials as a S9 , SB8 , SM9 swimmer . She was entered into seven events , including the freestyle relay and medley relay team events . She took home six medals in total , with golds in the medley relay , 100m butterfly ( S9 ) , 200m individual medley ( SM9 ) and 400m freestyle ( S9 ) . Kearney also finished second in the 100m backstroke S9 , behind a world record breaking swim by Australia 's Ellie Cole , and took bronze in the freestyle relay . Her gold in the 400m freestyle saw Kearney set a new European record with a time of 4:39.29 , over ten seconds ahead of her silver placed rival , Nuria Marques Soto of Spain . Kearney also set a European record in the 100m butterfly , recording a time of 1:09.04 . Her third European record was in the 200m individual medley in which she posted a time of 2:31.08 . She was Great Britain 's highest medal earner at these championships and following this success was moved from the World Class Podium Potential programme to the Podium programme for the 2015/2016 season . Tully finished 2015 by making the final three athletes shortlisted for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year at the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award . In 2016 Kearney was selected for the Paralympic Games in Rio , but was forced to withdraw shortly before the games due to battling a significant progression in her disability , coupled with an ongoing shoulder injury
2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Tully Kearney