Kate Bailey Explained

Katherine Bailey
Fullname:Katherine Bailey
Nickname:Kate
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales

Katherine "Kate" Bailey (born 13 February 1982)[1] is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia.

She competed in seven events and won two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's 100 m butterfly S9 and women's 4 × 100 m medley 34 pts events.[2] At the 2004 Athens Games, she competed in four events and repeated her medal results from Sydney winning two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's 100 m butterfly S9 and women's 4 × 100 m medley 34 pts eventsShe competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England in elite athlete with a disability swimming events.[3] At the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar Del Plata, Argentina she won three gold medals and one silver medal.

She was coached by Graeme 'Grub' Carroll at the Warringah Aquatic Swim Club.[4] From 2002 to 2004 she was an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder.[5] Also she was a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Australian Paralympic Committee. Sydney, Australia. 2000.
  2. Web site: Athlete Search Results. International Paralympic Committee. 29 September 2011.
  3. Swimming Australia Annual Report. 2002–2003. 95.
  4. Lyall. David. The team for Warrigah drive for Paralympic glory. ESwimmer. September 2004. 27. 13 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20091013135905/http://eswimmer.swimming.org.au/pastissues/2707.htm. 13 October 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: AIS Roll of Honour for the Paralympics . Australian Sports Commission Website . 13 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223114749/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/paralympics . 23 February 2012 .
  6. Swimming Australia Annual Report. 2002–2003. 92.