Kaitlyn

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Quick Facts

• Plays professionally on the UNIQLO wheelchair tennis tour
• Owns a self-serve yogurt shop in Flagstaff, Arizona with her life and business partner, Greg Guerin
• Has a non-profit called Over the Rainbow, which helps children with disabilities
• Is also the head coach of the girls tennis team at Flagstaff High School
• Serves on the Disability Awareness Commission for the City of Flagstaff, and is a board member for the Flagstaff Tennis Association
• Has four brothers, Andrew, Brian, Michael and Peter
• Hobbies include camping, hiking, going off-roading, being outdoors and spending time with Greg and her dogs.

Career Highlights

• 2014 Copa Americas Cup, bronze
• Rio 2007 Parapan American Games, singles (gold), doubles (gold)
• 2002 USTA Most Improved Female Player of the Year

Paralympic Experience

• 4-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Canoe single VL2 200m - Women), 13th (Kayak single KL2 200m - Women)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (Doubles - Women), 17th (Singles - Women)
• Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 4th (Doubles - Women), 9th (Singles - Women)
• Paralympic Games Athens 2004, 5th (Doubles - Women), 9th (Singles - Women)

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World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 8th (Canoe single VL2 200m - Women), 15th (Kayak single KL2 200m - Women)
• Years of participation: Canoe single VL2 200m - Women 2019; Kayak single KL2 200m - Women 2019
• Top finish: 8th – 2019 (Canoe single VL2 200m - Women)