Sarah Bowen

{{short description|Australian Paralympic swimmer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}

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{{MedalSport |Swimming}}

{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | Women's 100{{space}}m Breaststroke SB6}}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Beijing | Women's 100{{space}}m Breaststroke SB6}}

{{MedalCompetition|IPC Swimming World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Mar de Plata|Women's 100{{space}}m Breaststroke SB5}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Mar Del Plata|Women's 4x100{{space}}m Medley Relay 34 pts}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Durban|Women's 100{{space}}m Breaststroke SB6}}

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Sarah Bowen, OAM{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1289376.htm|title=Stolle, Miller, Mark Waugh named in honours list|publisher=ABC News|date=26 January 2005|accessdate=2 February 2012}}(born 15 April 1984){{cite book|title=Media guide : 2004 Athens Paralympic Games|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney, Australia|date=2004}} is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in Geelong with achondroplasia dwarfism. She competed in four events at the 2004 Athens Games and won a gold medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 event,{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=Bowen&fname=Sarah&gender=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2 February 2012}} for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she competed in three events and won a silver medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 event.

At the IPC Swimming World Championships, she won gold medals in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB56 and Women's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} Medley Relay (#4 points) in 2002 and silver medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6 in 2006.{{cite web|title=Athlete Profile - Sarah Bowen|work=IPC Swimming Website|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}

From 2002 to 2008, she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.{{cite web|title=AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics|url=http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/paralympics|work=Australian Sports Commission Website|accessdate=2 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223114749/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/paralympics|archivedate=23 February 2012}} She was coached at Geelong City Aquatic Club by Lucky Weerakkody and trained with Daniel Bell.{{cite news|last=Craven|first=Dennis|title=Geelong swimmers Daniel Bell and Sarah Bowen qualify for Beijing Paralympics|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/04/01/12660_geelong_sports.html|accessdate=2 April 2012|newspaper=Geelong Advertiser|date=1 April 2008}}

In 2004, she received the McHugh-Henderson award for her outstanding performances in the sport of swimming. The award is given out annually by the Short Statured People of Australia [SSPA] organisation.