Anna Johannes Explained

Anna Johannes
Birth Date:12 August 1993
Birth Place:Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Strokes:Backstroke, breaststroke,
butterfly, freestyle
Height:5feet
Classification:S9[1]

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

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 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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medals for Team USA on Day 6 of Parapan Ams. Lauren Neidigh. August 14, 2015. April 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: Anna Johannes. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425204654/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/JO/Anna-Johannes.aspx. dead. April 25, 2012. United States Olympic Committee. Team USA. April 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: Swimmer Anna Johannes hopes for Paralympic gold. Sun Times. July 12, 2013. November 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111185918/http://specialsections.suntimes.com/sports/12147509-555/despite-setbacks-swimmer-takes-head-first-approach-to-reaching-paralympic-gold.html. dead.
  4. News: One-year hiatus over: Anna Johannes dives back in the water. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102190040/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2014/December/05/Anna-Johannes-Dives-Back-In-The-Water. dead. January 2, 2016. Laurie Fullerton. December 5, 2014. April 18, 2018.