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Para Swimming

Makayla

Nietzel

Paralympian 2020

Athlete Bio#

Age

21

Hometown

Crystal Lake, IL

Education

Prairie Ridge High School (Crystal Lake, Ill.) Purdue University '25

Classification: S13, SB13, SM13

Quick Facts
  • Born with albinism and is legally blind
  • She has also been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome
  • Began swimming lessons as a toddler, and started Swimming competitively at age 11
  • 12-time IHSA State record holder
  • Hobbies include many different forms of art, speaking, singing, music, hiking, biking, writing, gaming, exercising, advocating for disability rights and educating the world on the visually impaired
Career Highlights
  • IL BSC Illinois Swimming Winter Regional Championships, 7th (100-meter butterfly)
  • IL BSC Illinois Swimming Winter Regional Championships, 8th (200-meter freestyle)

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