Sarah Bowen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sarah Bowen

Australian Paralympian swimmer

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1984

Place of Birth: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Sarah Bowen

  • 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 a gold medals in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB56 and Women's 4 x 100m 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 [SSPA] organisation.

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