Sarah Price

This article is about the swimmer. For the filmmaker, see Sarah Price (filmmaker).

Sarah Price, Filmmaker

Personal information
Full name	Sarah Jane Price
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 Enfield, London, England
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 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 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley European Championships - Short Course 2001 Antwerp 200 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke 2001 Antwerp 100 m backstroke 2004 Vienna 200 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke 2000 Valencia 4×50 m medley 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke Representing England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 100 m backstroke 2002 Manchester 200 m backstroke 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley 2002 Manchester 50 m backstroke 2002 Manchester 4×100 m medley

Sarah Jane Price (born 19 April 1979) is an English former backstroke swimmer who 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. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she won gold medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre backstroke races, 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. Price retired in March 2005.

See Also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

External links

• BBC Sports Academy

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