Sarah Rose (swimmer)

Sarah Rose (born 18 February 1986) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born in Sydney with dwarfism.[1][2] At the 2004 Athens Games, she competed in four events and won a bronze medal in the Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 event.[3] At the 2008 Beijing Games she competed in four events.

Sarah Rose
Sarah Rose in November 2012
Personal information
Full nameSarah Rose
Nationality Australia
Born (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClassificationsS8, SB7, SM8

At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, she won a silver medal in the Women's 50m Butterfly S6.[2]

Rose at the 2012 London Paralympics
Rose with Ellie Cole and Jason Hellwig at the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony

In 2012, she made a comeback after a serious back injury and achieved her aim of selection for the Australian team to represent at the 2012 London Games.[4][5]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder from 2004 to 2009.[6] She works as an administrative assistant for The House with No Steps, an organisation set up to help the disabled.[2]

In 2016, she was awarded Speedo Services to the Australian Swim Team at the Swimming Australia Awards.[7]

References
  1. Australian Paralympic Committee (2008). Media guide : 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee.
  2. "Athlete Profile - Sarah Rose". IPC Swimming Website. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. "Showdown for London berths". Sydney Unio Sport & Fitness. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Swimming Website. Australian Swimming. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. "AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  7. "Swimming Australia Gala Dinner 2016". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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