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- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - swimming - womens-50-m-backstroke-s14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - swimming - womens-100-m-freestyle-s14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
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- ↑ "Swimming at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Women's 50 m Freestyle S14". /db.ipc-services.org.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - swimming - womens-200-m-medley-sm14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - swimming - womens-50-m-breaststroke-sb14". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-03-18.