South Australian Sports Institute London 2012 – London Paralympic Games

South Australia's Wonderful Paralympians

A total of 14 SA/SASI athletes competed at the 2012 London Paralympic Games in six sports. During the 11 days of competition SA/SASI athletes collected a total of 11 medals - seven gold, two silver and two bronze.

Gold

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 100m Backstroke, Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, Men's 50m Freestyle (S9), Men's 200m Individual Medley (SM9) and Men's 100m Freestyle (S9).

Felicity Johnson/Stephanie Morton (Track Cycling) - Women's Tandem Individual 1km Time Trial.

Kieran Modra/Scott McPhee (Track Cycling) - Men's Tandem Individual Pursuit.

Silver

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 100m Butterfly (S9) and Men's 100m Breaststroke (SB8).

Bronze

Nathan Arkley (Athletics) - Men's 4 x 400m Relay (T53-54).

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay.

Records Summary

World

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 50m Freestyle (S9) - 25:13 seconds.

Kieran Modra/Scott McPhee (Track Cycling) - Men's Tandem Individual Pursuit - 4:17.756 minutes.

Paralympic

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - 3:51.68 minutes.

Felicity Johnson/Stephanie Morton (Track Cycling) - Women's Tandem Individual 1km Time Trial - 3:51.103 minutes.

Oceania

Matthew Cowdrey (Swimming) - Men's 100m Breaststroke (SB8) - 1:09.88 minutes.