Sarah Price

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Sarah Price (born April 19, 1979 in North London) is a former backstroke swimmer from the United Kingdom. She began her swimming career at the Potters Bar club, and turned professional aged fifteen. She set her first British record in 1997 in the 50 m backstroke. She also swam for Barnet Copthall Swimming Club, before ending her career at Loughborough University.

In 2001, Price set a world record in the 200 m backstroke. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, she won the 100 m and 200 m backstroke races, as well as picking up bronze in the 50 m race and the medley relay. Her chances of success at the 2004 Summer Olympics ended when she suffered a freak warm-up injury. Price retired in March 2005, after winning silver at the world championships in the 100m and now runs her own swimming clinics.

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