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Casey Johnson

Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S6

Further personal information

Residence
Seattle, WA, USA
Occupation
Student
Languages
English
Higher education
Mathematics - Seattle University: Seattle, WA, USA

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at the age of three.

General interest

Hobbies
Reading, sewing and attending conventions hosted by the Little People of America. (US Paralympics, 03 Mar 2010)
Injuries
She had neck surgery at the age of eight and again at the age of 12. (ocregister.com, 22 Dec 2011)

She had hip surgery at the age of 16. (ocregister.com, 22 Dec 2011)
Awards and honours
She was named an USA Swimming Scholastic All-American for 2005/06. (usoc.org, 21 Jun 2007)
Impairment
She was born with dwarfism. (US Paralympics, 03 Mar 2010)
Other information
RETIREMENT
In December 2011 she decided to retire from competition in order to have time to go to graduate school. She planned on teaching mathematics at university. (ocregister.com, 22 Dec 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 1 3
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heat 1 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Final Round 5
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts Final Round 3
Women's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts Final Round 5
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heat 1 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 Heat 2 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 2 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Heat 1 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 Heat 2 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 Final Round 8
Women's 400 m Freestyle S6 Heat 1 5
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S6 Heat 2 7
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts Heat 1 2
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts Final Round 4
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 2 4
Women's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Heat 1 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S6 Final Round 8