Danae Sweetapple
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Danae Suzanna Sweetapple[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in the Queensland town of St George.[1][2] Sweetapple attended boarding school at 11[3] and has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.[citation needed]
She took up swimming in 1990. Her early swimming results led to her being offered one of the first Australian Institute of Sport scholarships for disabled swimmers.[3] At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a silver medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle B2 event and she won two bronze medals in the Women's 100 m Backstroke B2 and Women's 50 m Freestyle B2 events.[4] After the Games she commented "I'd be so happy if more people could make movement and sport a way of life. It's a great way to meet people and gain confidence."[3]
Sweetapple was the Young Queenslander of the Year in 1992.[5]