Lewis Bishop

Lewis Bishop is an Australian amputee Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal.

Personal life

At the age of nine, Bishop lost a leg when it was damaged by a propeller whilst kneeboarding in Papua New Guinea. Lewis has 4 siblings and parents who have always encouraged his involvement with swimming from an early age. He attended Clairvaux MacKillop College, Brisbane, Queensland. In 2024, he is studying exercise physiology at the Queensland University of Technology.

Before his accident, he was in swimming squad whilst living in Papua New Guinea. Whilst recovering in hospital, Australian amputee Paralympic swimmer Brenden Hall visited him. Scott Reardon, an amputee Australian Paralympic track runner also visited him. Bishop swims in S9, SB8, and SM9 events.
After strong performances at national swimming championships, he was selected as a member of The Para Flippers Development Squad for 2023. He was selected on the Australian Swim Para Team to compete at Para Swimming European Open Championships in Madeira, Portugal in 2024.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Swimming at the [2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly S9|100 m butterfly S9]. At the 2025 [World Para Swimming Championships] in Singapore, he won the bronze medal in Men's 100 Butterfly S9.
He is coached by Josh Smith at Rackley East Brisbane SC in Brisbane.