Sarah_Rose_(swimmer)

Sarah Rose (swimmer)

Sarah Rose (swimmer)

Australian Paralympic 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.

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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]

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    Australian Paralympic Committee (2008). Media guide : 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee.
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    "Athlete Profile - Sarah Rose". IPC Swimming Website. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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    "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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    "Showdown for London berths". Sydney Unio Sport & Fitness. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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    "Paralympic swim team revealed". Australian Swimming Website. Australian Swimming. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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    "AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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    "Swimming Australia Gala Dinner 2016". Swimming Australia website. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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