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Sarah Price is an Amish Christian Romances Author based in New Jersey. |
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{{hatnote|This article is about the swimmer. For the filmmaker see [[Sarah Price (filmmaker)]]}} |
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{{Infobox swimmer |
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| name=Sarah Price |
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| fullname = Sarah Jane Price |
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| nationality = British |
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| strokes = [[backstroke swimming|Backstroke]] |
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| collegeteam = [[Loughborough University]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|19|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Greater London]] |
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| height = {{height|m=1.71|precision=0}} |
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| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb}} |
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships - Long Course]]}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[1997 European Aquatics Championships|1997 Seville]] | 4×100 m medley}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships - Short Course]]}} |
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{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001|2001 Antwerp]] | 200 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalGold | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2002|2002 Riesa]] | 200 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001|2001 Antwerp]] | 100 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2004|2004 Vienna]] | 200 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 1999|1999 Lisbon]] | 100 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000|2000 Valencia]] | 4×50 m medley}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2002|2002 Riesa]] | 100 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 100 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 200 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] | 4×100 m medley}} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 50 m backstroke}} |
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{{MedalBronze| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | 4×100 m medley}} |
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'''Sarah Price''' (born 19 April 1979 in [[North London]]) is a former [[backstroke]] [[swimmer]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. She began her swimming career at the Potters Bar club, and turned professional aged fifteen. She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50 m backstroke. She also swam for Barnet Copthall Swimming Club, before ending her career at [[Loughborough University]]. |
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In 2001, at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in [[Riesa]], [[Germany]], Price set a world record in the 200 m backstroke winning gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/1263/ |title=European swimming medals in Germany |publisher=Uksport.gov.uk |date=16 December 2002 }}</ref> At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]], she won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke races,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/swimming/newsid_2170000/2170872.stm |title=Commonwealth Games 2002 | Swimming | Swimmers land double sweep |publisher=BBC News |date=3 August 2002 }}</ref> and bronze in the 50 m race and the medley relay. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] she cut her leg on an underwater camera and was eliminated as a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/3567860.stm |title=Olympics 2004 | Swimming | Price out after injury |publisher=BBC News |date=15 August 2004 }}</ref> Price retired in March 2005. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/swimming/video_masterclasses/newsid_2134000/2134817.stm BBC Sports Academy] |
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{{Footer European SC Champions 200m Backstroke Women}} |
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{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 100m Backstroke Women}} |
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{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 200m Backstroke Women}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Price, Sarah |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Swimmer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 April 1979 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]], [[Greater London]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Sarah}} |
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[[Category:1979 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Great Britain]] |
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[[Category:Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]] |
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[[Category:Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of Loughborough University]] |
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England]] |
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England]] |
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[[Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming]] |
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[[Category:English backstroke swimmers]] |
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{{UK-swimming-bio-stub}} |
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{{England-sport-bio-stub}} |
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Revision as of 16:32, 11 September 2013
Sarah Price is an Amish Christian Romances Author based in New Jersey.