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Kelley Becherer

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United States of America
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
S13, SB13, SM13

Further personal information

Residence
Sheboygan, WI, USA
Occupation
Student
Languages
English
Higher education
Physiotherapy - Northeastern University: Boston, MA, USA

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competitive swimming at the age of six and was introduced to Paralympic sports while attending a sports camp for persons with visual impairment.
Club / Team
The Huskies [Northeastern University]: Boston, MA, USA
Name of coach
Roy Coates
Coach from which country?
United States
Coach from what year?
2009

General interest

Awards and honours
She has been named MVP for her high school swim team three times. (gonu.com, 02 Mar 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 2 4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final Round 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 6
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Heat 2 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 6
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heat 1 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 1 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 1
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 1
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 1
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 Heats 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heats 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heats 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Final Round 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S13 Heats 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-01 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2012-09-01 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Final Round 2012-09-02 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 2012-09-02 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Final Round 2012-09-07 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM13 Heat 2 2012-09-07 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Final Round 2012-09-08 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB13 Heat 1 2012-09-08 1