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.[3]
From 2002 to 2008, she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] She was coached at Geelong City Aquatic Club by Lucky Weerakkody and trained with Daniel Bell.[6]
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 [SSPA] organisation.[3]
References
^ ab"Stolle, Miller, Mark Waugh named in honours list". ABC News. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^. Australian Sports Commission Website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
^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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sarah, bowen, born, april, 1984, australian, paralympic, swimmer, born, geelong, with, achondroplasia, dwarfism, competed, four, events, 2004, athens, games, gold, medal, women, 100m, breaststroke, event, which, received, medal, order, australia, 2008, beijing. Sarah Bowen OAM 1 born 15 April 1984 2 is an Australian Paralympic swimmer She was born in Geelong with achondroplasia dwarfism 3 She competed in four events at the 2004 Athens Games and won a gold medal in the Women s 100m Breaststroke SB6 event 4 for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia 1 At the 2008 Beijing Games she competed in three events and won a silver medal in the Women s 100m Breaststroke SB6 event 4 Sarah BowenPersonal informationNationality AustraliaBorn15 April 1984GeelongMedal record SwimmingParalympic Games2004 Athens Women s 100 m Breaststroke SB62008 Beijing Women s 100 m Breaststroke SB6IPC Swimming World Championships2002 Mar de Plata Women s 100 m Breaststroke SB52002 Mar Del Plata Women s 4x100 m Medley Relay 34 pts2006 Durban Women s 100 m Breaststroke SB6At 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 3 From 2002 to 2008 she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder 5 She was coached at Geelong City Aquatic Club by Lucky Weerakkody and trained with Daniel Bell 6 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 SSPA organisation 3 References Edit a b Stolle Miller Mark Waugh named in honours list ABC News 26 January 2005 Retrieved 2 February 2012 Media guide 2004 Athens Paralympic Games Sydney Australia Australian Paralympic Committee 2004 a b c Athlete Profile Sarah Bowen IPC Swimming Website International Paralympic Committee a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help a b Athlete Search Results International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 2 February 2012 AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics Australian Sports Commission Website Archived from the original on 23 February 2012 Retrieved 2 April 2012 Craven Dennis 1 April 2008 Geelong swimmers Daniel Bell and Sarah Bowen qualify for Beijing Paralympics Geelong Advertiser Retrieved 2 April 2012 This biographical article related to an Australian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Paralympic medalist of Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Bowen amp oldid 1100910383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
