Background
Gascón was born November 16, 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona.
Gascón was born November 16, 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona.
She has a disability. In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. Gascón is an S9 type swimmer.
She is affiliated with theanish 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.
In 2010, Gascón trained at the High Performance Center, Barcelona. In 2010, she competed at the Tenerife International Open.
As an 18-year-old, she competed at the 2011 IPC European Championships in Berlin, Germany where she earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle event.
In 2012, Gascón competed at the Paralympic 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 Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell 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 World Championships.
At the 2009 IPC European Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sarai Gascón Moreno, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay. As a 17-year-old, she competed at the 2010 Adapted World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a pair of silver medals and three bronze medals. She also won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle race.
