Sarah Storey

Dame Sarah Storey, born Sarah Bailey in Manchester on 26 October 1977, is a British Paralympic cyclist and swimmer. She was born without a functioning left hand and joined her first swimming club at the age of ten. She began her Paralympic career in the pool at Barcelona in 1992, aged 14, winning two golds, three silvers and a bronze, and she kept her 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre individual medley titles in 1996. After moving to cycling she became one of the most decorated Paralympians in history, with 30 Paralympic medals including 19 golds, the most of any British Paralympian, and she has competed at nine Paralympic Games between 1992 and 2024. She is a 29-time world champion across swimming and cycling, holds 75 world records and has also won British able-bodied track titles, including in the team pursuit.