Sarai Gascón Moreno

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gascón and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Sarai Gascón Moreno

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Spain Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB9 2012 London 100m butterfly S9 2012 London 100m freestyle S9 IPC World Championships 2013 Montreal 50m freestyle S9 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle S9 2013 Montreal 100m butterfly S9 2015 Glasgow 100m butterfly S9 2013 Montreal 100m freestyle S9 IPC European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S9 2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S9 2016 Funchal 100 m freestyle S9 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly S9 2016 Funchal 200m medley SM9 2016 Funchal 100m freestyle relay 34pts 2009 Reykjavik 100 m butterfly S9 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S9 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle relay 34pts 2009 Reykjavik 100 m breaststroke SB9 2009 Reykjavik 4×100 m medley relay 34pts 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S9

Sarai Gascón Moreno (born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain.

Personal

Gascón was born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona. She has a disability. In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.

Swimming

Gascón is an S9 type swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).

In 2007, Gascón competed at the IDM German Open. Gascón raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where she earned a silver in the 100 meter breaststroke race. At the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sarai Gascón Moreno, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay.

In 2010, Gascón trained at the High Performance Center, Barcelona. In 2010, she competed at the Tenerife International Open. As a 17-year-old, she competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a pair of silver medals and three bronze medals. As an 18-year-old, she competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany where she earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle event. She also won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle race.

In 2012, Gascón competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities, and representing Barcelona, finished first in the SB9 women's 100m breaststroke. She raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a silver medal the 100 meter butterfly race and a bronze in the 100 meter freestyle race. She, Esther Morales, Teresa Perales, Isabel Yingüa Hernández finished fourth in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay event. She competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming Club, where she was one of nine Spanish swimmers to set a qualifying time for the World Championships. From the Catalan region of Spain, she was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship. She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.