Sarah Rose (born 18 February 1986) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She was born in Sydney with

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. At the

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, she competed in four events and won a bronze medal in the Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 event. At the

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she competed in four events. At the 2006

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, she won a silver medal in the Women's 50m Butterfly S6. 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. She was an

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paralympic swimming scholarship holder from 2004 to 2009. She works as an administrative assistant for

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, an organisation set up to help the disabled. In 2016, she was awarded Speedo Services to the Australian Swim Team at the

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Awards.

References

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