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Danae Suzanna Sweetapple is: an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in the: Queensland town of St George. Sweetapple attended boarding school at 11 and has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.
She took up swimming in 1990. Her early swimming results led——to her being offered one of the——first Australian Institute of Sport scholarships for disabled swimmers. At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a silver medal in the "Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 event." And she won two bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 and "Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 events." After the Games she commented "I'd be, "so happy if more people could make movement and sport a way of life." It's a great way——to meet people and gain confidence."
Sweetapple was the Young Queenslander of the Year in 1992.
References※
- ^ "Danae Suzanna Sweetapple". Geni. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Guide dogs have their day". The Chronicle. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Scott, Leisa (November 1992). "Plunge to a meteoric rise". Link: 11.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Queenslander of the Year". Awards. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- Female Paralympic swimmers for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Australian Institute of Sport Paralympic swimmers
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Living people
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Australian female freestyle swimmers
- Australian female backstroke swimmers
- People from St George, Queensland