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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
SB6
Further personal information
Residence
Hamden, CT, USA
Occupation
Student
Languages
English
Higher education
Economics, Mathematics - Yale University: New Haven, CT, USA
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She has been swimming since the age of five and competing at the national level since 1999.
General interest
Nicknames
Deb. (US Paralympics, 03 Mar 2010)
Awards and honours
She was named Sports Person of the Year for 2009 by the New Haven Register. (New Haven Register, 01 Jan 2010)
Impairment
She was born with spina bifida, a condition in which the spine does not develop properly before birth. (New Haven Register, 01 Jan 2010)
Other information
GEORGETOWN
In 2011 she was studying in law school at Georgetown University. (law.georgetown.edu, 10 Feb 2011)
STAYING IN BEIJING
She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing but did not return him immediately. Through a program with Yale University, where she was a student at the time, she stayed in Beijing and learned Chinese. (law.georgetown.edu, 10 Feb 2011)
In 2011 she was studying in law school at Georgetown University. (law.georgetown.edu, 10 Feb 2011)
STAYING IN BEIJING
She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing but did not return him immediately. Through a program with Yale University, where she was a student at the time, she stayed in Beijing and learned Chinese. (law.georgetown.edu, 10 Feb 2011)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 8 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 1 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 5 |