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Sarah Mehain

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Canada
Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power
Origin of Impairment
Congenital

Further personal information

Languages
French, English
Higher education
Science - McGill University: Montreal, QC, CAN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five. She took up Para swimming at age 12.
Why this sport?
Her parents encouraged her to swim so she could enjoy the health benefits. She enjoys the social aspect of the sport and how it keeps her physically strong.

General interest

Hobbies
Riding horses, skiing, reading, playing the violin and the French horn, highland dancing, cycling. (mcgillathletics.ca, 31 Dec 2018)
Most influential person in career
Her parents, and coach Bruce Melton. (natation.ca, 20 Jul 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I'm so, so, proud of what I'm doing, I've put so much work into it, you don't have to tell me that [Paralympics] is just as good as the Olympics. It's different from the Olympics, for sure, but in my opinion it's different in a good way." (mcgilldaily.com. 06 Feb 2017)
Awards and honours
She won the 2008 Vernon Kokanee Swim Club Award for Team Spirit, Attitude, Effort, Attendance and Leadership. (teambc.org, 01 Sep 2008)
Famous relatives
Her sisters Heather and Hannah have both competed at world junior level in cross-country skiing. Her mother Mae Hooper was a competitive cross-country skier who earned silver at the 2011 Masters World Cup. (mcgillathletics.ca, 31 Dec 2018; nelsonstar.com, 06 Feb 2016; natation.ca, 20 Jul 2010)
Impairment
She has hemiplegia which affects her coordination as one side of her body is stronger than the other. (natation.ca, 20 Jul 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Heat 2 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final Round 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 2 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 7
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 2 4
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 5
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 5
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Heat 1 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 1 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 Heat 2 6
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Final Round 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Heat 1 2012-08-30 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 2012-08-31 8
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 1 2012-08-31 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 2012-09-01 7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 1 2012-09-01 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 2 2012-09-02 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 2012-09-02 7
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 Heat 1 2012-09-03 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 2 2012-09-04 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final Round 2012-09-04 7
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final 1 2013-08-13 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final 1 2013-08-14 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 1 2013-08-14 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Final 1 2013-08-15 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 Final 1 2013-08-16 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final 1 2013-08-17 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 1 2013-08-17 7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final 1 2013-08-18 4
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final 1 2015-07-14 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 1 2015-07-14 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final 1 2015-07-16 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 2 2015-07-16 4
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 1 2015-07-17 3
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final 1 2015-07-17 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Heat 1 2015-07-18 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Final 1 2015-07-18 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final 1 2015-07-19 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 1 2015-07-19 3
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 Heat 2 2016-09-08 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final Round 2016-09-09 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 2 2016-09-09 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 2 2016-09-10 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 1 2016-09-12 2
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 2016-09-12 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 1 2016-09-13 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 2016-09-13 5