Meet Anna Johannes the Olympic Swimmer. It wasn’t until two or three years after swimming competitively on an able-bodied swim team that Anna first started competing on a Paralympic team. Her mom found a website that other parents with children of disabilities were talking on, and someone suggested that Johannes compete in a Paralympic swim meet. Due to a birth defect caused from Amniotic Band Syndrome, Johannes was born without her left hand and forearm. Johannes attended Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia and is studying business administration at DeVry University. She intends on either going into physical therapy or massage therapy.
Major Acheivements
•2011: Gold medal, 100m butterfly (S9); gold, 100m breast (SB8); gold, 100m breaststroke (S9); gold, 400m free (S9); gold, 100m freestyle (S9); silver, 50m free (S9)
No comments:
Post a Comment