Sarah Price (swimmer)

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Sarah Price
Personal information
Full nameSarah Jane Price
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 44)
Enfield, London, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team Loughborough University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Great Britain
European Championships – Long Course
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley
European Championships – Short Course
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Antwerp 200 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Antwerp 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Vienna 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Valencia 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 100 m backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 4×100 m medley

Sarah Jane Price (born 19 April 1979) is a female English former backstroke swimmer.

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Swimming career

Price represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships, and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. She began her swimming career at the Potters Bar club, and turned professional aged 15. She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50-metre backstroke. She also swam for Barnet Copthall Swimming Club, before ending her career at Loughborough University.

In 2001, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships, Price set a world record in the 200-metre backstroke winning gold. [1] At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke races, [2] and bronze in the 50-metre race and the 4×100-metre medley relay. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she cut her leg on an underwater camera and was eliminated as a result. [3] Price retired in March 2005.

At the ASA National British Championships she won the 50 metres backstroke title four times (1996, 2001, 2002, 2003) and the 100 metres backstroke title four times (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002). [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "European swimming medals in Germany". Uksport.gov.uk. 16 December 2002.
  2. "Commonwealth Games 2002 | Swimming | Swimmers land double sweep". BBC News. 3 August 2002.
  3. "Olympics 2004 | Swimming | Price out after injury". BBC News. 15 August 2004.
  4. ""For the Record." Times, 15 July 1996, p. 38". The Times. 15 July 1996. p. 38.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 21 July 1997, p. 40". The Times. 21 July 1997. p. 40.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 13 July 1998, p. 39". The Times. 13 July 1998. p. 39.