At Fox Hollies, Storey started in lane one with the slowest swimmers and finished in lane six with the fastest. Everyone wanted to know where she had come from, and with 10 months to go before the Barcelona Paralympics she was selected onto the British swimming team. Storey, who was then just 14, went to the Paralympics and returned with five medals, including two golds. After reaching the top of her sport, she then returned to school to focus on her GCSEs. Alas, at that point she encountered issues with bullying.
It was funny because if I had been constantly talking about the Games and how good they were, then I would have been called a big head anyway. She remembers being a "walking conversation-stopper" and girls talking about her behind her back, mocking her for coming into school with wet hair, for not being around at the weekends and never talking about what she was doing. The taunts continued further, she described it as constant "nit-picky stuff" and Storey shared the issues she was having with those close to her.
You can't change that a great deal. It wasn't where her career was going and maybe that was the jealously side. The three weeks Storey had spent at the Paralympics meant she had grown up hugely.
She had learnt the importance of having a clear focus and processes, which was very different to being a regular student. Despite her positive experiences, Storey was not immune to this bullying. The uncontrollable nature of it forced her to try and find something that she could control, and that turned out to be her intake of food.
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Paige Greco, an Australian cyclist, had the honour of winning the first gold of the Games, days later than originally envisaged because of the COVID pandemic and a day after a high-energy but poignant Opening Ceremony. In , she married tandem pilot and coach Barney Storey. She gradually grew frustrated due to her arm holding her back from allowing her to reach the competitive speeds she wanted to. Dame Sarah Storey has won a total of 15 Paralympic medals since she began competing.
As the most decorated female Paralympian of all time, Sarah has won nine Paralympic cycling medals, along with 19 medals as a swimmer over four games. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.
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