Anna Johannes

Anna Johannes (born August 12, 1993) is a Kyrgyzstani-born American Paralympic swimmer.

Anna Johannes
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1993-08-12) August 12, 1993
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, breaststroke,
butterfly, freestyle
ClassificationsS9[1]
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonWomen's 4x100m medley relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 MontrealWomen's 4x100m freestyle relay
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 100 metre backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 100 metre breaststroke SB9
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 100 metre freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 100 metre butterfly S9
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 400 metre freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's 50 metre freestyle S9

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. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. 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". Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.


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