Sarah Vasey

Sarah Vasey
Personal information
Full nameSarah Marie Vasey
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 28)
Derby, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight9 st 8 lb (61 kg)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 50 m breastroke

Sarah Marie Vasey (born 29 August 1996) is a former British swimmer.[3] She competed in the women's 50 metre and 100 metre breaststroke events at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[4][5] Vasey qualified for the 50 metre breaststroke final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia and went on to win gold.[6]

Vasey was included in April 2021 as a member of the "high quality" British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. She joined an "exceptionally high quality" swimming team which included Jacob Whittle, Abbie Wood and Molly Renshaw who are all from Derbyshire and also at their first Olympics.[7]

On 23 September 2022, Vasey announced her retirement from the sport.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Vasey". teamengland.org. Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Sarah Vasey". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Sarah Vasey". British Swimming. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's Sarah Vasey wins gold in 50m breaststroke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Vasey calls time on swimming career". British Swimming. Retrieved 3 January 2023.


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