Background
She was born on 3 February 1967 in the Queensland town of Street George.
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Danae Sweetapple
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She now does promotions for Guide Dogs Queensland.Sweetapple attended boarding school at 11 and has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.
Career
She took up swimming in 1990 to help lose weight. Her early swimming results led to her being offered one of the first Australian Institute of Sport scholarships for disabled swimmers. She intimated that the injuries suffered from car accidents curtailed her career.
Achievements
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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 to see more people enter the games because it is an incredible experience – I"ve certainly gained confidence from swimming".
