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Para Swimming

Haven Shepherd

Paralympian 2020

Haven Shepherd

Athlete Bio#

Haven Shepherd looks upward after swimming

Height

5'6"

Age

21

Hometown

Carthage, MO

Education

Homeschooled

classification: S8

Personal
  • Haven was born in Vietnam and was adopted at 20 months old
  • She is a double amputee after losing her lower legs at 14 months old by a bomb that her birth parents detonated trying to commit a family murder/suicide

  • Haven is a motivational speaker, a CrossFit athlete, model, brand ambassador and dedicated advocate for people with disabilities

  • Daughter of Gary and Shelly Shepherd

  • Has four sisters, Chloe, Haley, Hannah and Ivy, and two brothers, Sawyer and Zach

Career Highlights
  • Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (200-meter IM)
  • 2019 World Para Swimming World Series Indianapolis, 2nd (100m breaststroke), 3rd (200m individual medley), 4th (50m freestyle), 5th (100m backstroke)
  • 2018 World Para Swimming World Series Indianapolis, 1st (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle), 2nd (200m individual medley, 100m butterfly), 4th (100m breaststroke)
  • 2017 Can-Am Open, 1st (100m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley, 100m freestyle)
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 5th (200m Individual Medley SM8 - Women), 9th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women)

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