Anna Johannes

Anna Johannes (born 1993) is an American Paralympic swimmer.

Anna Johannes
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born1993 (age 26–27)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, breaststroke,
butterfly, freestyle
ClassificationsS9[1]

Biography

Johannes was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[2] with Amniotic band syndrome. At age 2 she already started jumping into a pool and by the time she turned 6 she joined a local swimming team for able bodied children. At age nine she joined the Olympics[3] but didn't started competing for it till 2011 when she won gold in 100m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle swimming. At the same Parapan American Games she won the same kind of medal for 400 metres (1,300 ft) freestyle and silver one for 50m freestyle.[2] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m medley, got 4th in 100 metre breaststroke and 5th in 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley.[4] For a time she also held both the American and world records in 100 metre breaststroke and 200 metre individual medley.[2]

References
  1. Lauren Neidigh (August 14, 2015). "Medals for Team USA on Day 6 of Parapan Ams". Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. "Anna Johannes". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  3. "Swimmer Anna Johannes hopes for Paralympic gold". Sun Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  4. Laurie Fullerton (December 5, 2014). "One-year hiatus over: Anna Johannes dives back in the water". Retrieved April 18, 2018.


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