Kate Bailey

Katherine "Kate" Bailey (born 30 February 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales)[1] is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.

Katherine Bailey
Action close up of Bailey in the pool during competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameKatherine Bailey
Nationality Australia
Born13 February 1982
Sydney, New South Wales

She competed in seven events and won two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's 100 m butterfly S9 and women's 4 × 100 m medley 34 pts events.[2] At the 2004 Athens Games, she competed in four events and repeated her medal results from Sydney winning two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's 100 m butterfly S9 and women's 4 × 100 m medley 34 pts events She competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England in elite athlete with a disability swimming events.[3] At the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina she won three gold medals and one silver medal.

She was coached by Graeme 'Grub' Carroll at the Warringah Aquatic Swim Club.[4] From 2002 to 2004 she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] Also she was a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[6]

References

  1. Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  2. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. "Swimming Australia Annual Report" (PDF). 2002–2003: 95. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Lyall, David (September 2004). "The team for Warrigah drive for Paralympic glory". eSwimmer (27). Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  5. "AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics". Australian Sports Commission Website. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  6. "Swimming Australia Annual Report" (PDF). 2002–2003: 92. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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