Danae Sweetapple

Danae Suzanna Sweetapple[1] is an Australian Paralympic swimmer.

She was born in the Queensland town of St George.

[1][2] Sweetapple attended boarding school at 11 [3] and has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature.

Her early swimming results led to her being offered one of the first Australian Institute of Sport scholarships for disabled swimmers.

[4] After the Games she commented "I'd be so happy if more people could make movement and sport a way of life.