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Sarai Gascón

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 32) Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's para swimming Representing  Spain Paralympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB9 Silver 2012 London 100m butterfly S9 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200m medley SM9 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m freestyle S9 Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m butterfly S9 Silver 2020 Tokyo 100m freestyle S9 Bronze 2012 London 100m freestyle S9 Bronze 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 34pts World Championships Gold 2013 Montreal 50m freestyle S9 Gold 2015 Glasgow 50m freestyle S9 Silver 2013 Montreal 100m butterfly S9 Silver 2015 Glasgow 100m butterfly S9 Bronze 2013 Montreal 100m freestyle S9 Bronze 2022 Madeira 100m freestyle S9 Bronze 2022 Madeira 50m freestyle S9 Bronze 2023 Manchester 200m ind. medley SM9 European Championships Gold 2014 Eindhoven 100m butterfly S9 Gold 2016 Funchal 50 m freestyle S9 Gold 2016 Funchal 100 m freestyle S9 Gold 2016 Funchal 100 m butterfly S9 Gold 2016 Funchal 200m medley SM9 Gold 2016 Funchal 100m freestyle relay 34pts Silver 2009 Reykjavik 100 m butterfly S9 Silver 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S9 Silver 2014 Eindhoven 100m freestyle relay 34pts Bronze 2009 Reykjavik 100 m breaststroke SB9 Bronze 2009 Reykjavik 4×100 m medley relay 34pts Bronze 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S9 Mediterranean Games Gold 2013 Mersin 100 m freestyle S10 Bronze 2009 Pescara 100 m freestyle S10 Bronze 2018 Tarragona 100 m freestyle S10

Sarai Gascón Moreno (born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona) is a Spanish paralympic swimmer.

Personal life

Gascón was born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona. She has a disability in that she was born without part of her left forearm. In 2013, she was awarded the silver Royal Award for Merit in Sports (Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo).

Career

Gascón is a S9 type swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF).

In 2007, Gascón competed at the IDM German Open. She raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a silver in the 100 meter breaststroke race. At the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Gascón, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales Fernández and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay.

In 2010, Gascón trained at the Centre d'alt Rendiment or CAR (High Performance Center) in Sant Cugat, Barcelona Province. That year, she competed at the Tenerife International Open. As a 17-year-old, she competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, where she won a pair of silver medals and three bronze medals. As an 18-year-old, she competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany where she earned a gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle event. She also won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle race.

In 2012, Gascón competed at the Paralympic Swimming 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 Fernández, Teresa Perales, Isabel Yingüa Hernández finished fourth in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay event. She competed at the 2013 Swimming Championship of Catalonia, hosted by the Sabadell Swimming 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 Swimming World Championships.

See also

In Spanish: Sarai Gascón para niños