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Sarai Gascón Moreno

Sarai Gascón Moreno
Personal information
Nationality  Spain
Born (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 24)
Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Sport Swimming

Sarai Gascón Moreno (born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona) is a swimmer from Spain.

Gascón was born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Barcelona. She has a disability. In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.

Gascón is an 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. Gascón 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, Sarai Gascón Moreno, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay.

In 2010, Gascón trained at the High Performance Center, Barcelona. In 2010, 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, 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 scholarship. She competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.


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