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Australian Paralympic swimmer

Sarah Bowen
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born15 April 1984
Geelong
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar de Plata Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar Del Plata Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay 34 pts
Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6

Sarah Bowen, OAM(born 15 April 1984) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in Geelong with achondroplasia dwarfism. She competed in four events at the 2004 Athens Games and won a gold medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she competed in three events and won a silver medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 event.

At the IPC Swimming World Championships, she won gold medals in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB56 and Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay (#4 points) in 2002 and silver medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 in 2006.

From 2002 to 2008, she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder. She was coached at Geelong City Aquatic Club by Lucky Weerakkody and trained with Daniel Bell.

In 2004, she received the McHugh-Henderson award for her outstanding performances in the sport of swimming. The award is given out annually by the Short Statured People of Australia organisation.

References

  1. ^ "Stolle, Miller, Mark Waugh named in honours list". ABC News. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. Media guide : 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile - Sarah Bowen". IPC Swimming Website. International Paralympic Committee. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  5. "AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. Craven, Dennis (1 April 2008). "Geelong swimmers Daniel Bell and Sarah Bowen qualify for Beijing Paralympics". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 2 April 2012.


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