Sandra Yaxley
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| Full name | Sandra Yaxley | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sandra Yaxley, OAM[1] is an cerebral palsy[2] Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 1988 Seoul Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle C6 and a silver medal in the Women's 50 m Backstroke C6.[3] At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1–6 event and a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 event.[3] She retired from swimming after the 1992 Paralympics but took up coaching disabled and able-bodied swimmers.[4]
Yaxley was originally from Tasmania and moved to Perth, Western Australia at an early age. She began swimming when she was four as a form of rehabilitation. [2] In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal [5] and in 2013 inducted into Swimming Western Australia Hall of Fame at the age of 44. [2]
Yaxley's motto is "Let me try and, if I can't do it, I'll know, but if I can do it, then watch out world." [2]
References
- ↑ "Yaxley, Sandra, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 Foreman, Glenn (17 June 2013). "Sandra Yaxley a paralympic trailblazer". Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Swimming Western Australia website. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Yaxley, Sandra: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 12 January 2012.