Danae Sweetapple, Date of Birth

    

Danae Sweetapple

Australian Paralympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1967

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Danae Sweetapple

  • Danae Suzanna Sweetapple is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.
  • She was born in the Queensland town of St George.
  • Sweetapple attended boarding school at 11 and has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.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.
  • 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.
  • 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."Sweetapple was the Young Queenslander of the Year in 1992.

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