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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

Personal
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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