Sarah Houbolt

Houbolt classified as an S12 swimmer. She competed at the 1st IBSA World Championships and Games in Madrid, Spain. Her best results were fifth in the Women's 100 m Butterfly and sixth in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke. At the 1999 FESPIC Games in Bangkok, Thailand, she won three gold and one silver medal. At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, her results were seventh in the Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB12 and eighth in the Women's 100 m Butterfly S12. She also swam in the heats of the Women's 50 m Freestyle S12 and Women 100 m Freestyle S12. After the Sydney Paralympics, she moved in circus and physical theatre events.

After the Sydney Paralympics, she joined the Vulcana Women's Circus as an aerial performer after wanting to keep the active lifestyle. Her skills include aerials, acrobatics and hula hoops. She has worked with Cirque du Soleil. Houbolt's one-woman show, KooKoo the Birdgirl, has toured Australia and New Zealand.

Her film credits include: Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song (2013), Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012), The Deadly Ponies Gang (2013), Reflections in the Dust (2018), and Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022).