Shireen Sapiro
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Shireen Sapiro (born 25 January 1991 in Krugersdorp) is a South African Paralympic swimmer, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal for the 100 m backstroke. She also claimed a bronze medal at the London 2012 Paralympics in the 100m backstroke.
On 9 April 2004, Sapiro was seriously injured in a waterskiing accident which resulted in her left leg being paralysed.[1]
At the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Sapiro was appointed flag bearer for the South African delegation at the opening ceremony. While Sapiro generally competes in Paralympic events, she competed in the open competition of the swimming events against able-bodied swimmers.[2]
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- Living people
- Jewish swimmers
- Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa
- Paralympic swimmers for South Africa
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- World record holders in paralympic swimming
- Maccabiah Games medalists in swimming
- 1991 births
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- S10-classified para swimmers
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Krugersdorp
- African Games silver medalists in swimming