| Sandra Yaxley | |
| Fullname: | Sandra Yaxley |
| Birth Date: | 1968 |
Sandra Yaxley, OAM[1] is a cerebral palsy[2] Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 1988 Seoul Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle C6 and a silver medal in the Women's 50 m Backstroke C6.[3] At the 1992 Barcelona Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 4x50 m Freestyle S1–6 event and a bronze medal in the Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 event.[3] She retired from swimming after the 1992 Paralympics but took up coaching disabled and able-bodied swimmers.[4] She was coached by Wayne De Lacy.[5]
Yaxley was originally from Tasmania and moved to Perth, Western Australia at an early age. She began swimming when she was four as a form of rehabilitation.[2] She attended Swanbourne Senior High School. In 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal[6] and in 2013 inducted into Swimming Western Australia Hall of Fame at the age of 44.[2]
Yaxley's motto is "Let me try and, if I can't do it, I'll know, but if I can do it, then watch out world."[2]