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Anna Johannes (born August 12, 1993) is a Kyrgyzstani-born American Paralympic swimmer.

Anna Johannes

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1993-08-12) August 12, 1993 (age 29) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle
Classifications	S9[1]
Medal record Athletics Paralympic Games 2012 London Women's 4x100m medley relay World Championships 2013 Montreal Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 2011 Guadalajara Women's 100 metre butterfly S9 2011 Guadalajara Women's 400 metre freestyle S9 2011 Guadalajara Women's 50 metre freestyle S9

Biography

Johannes was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[2] with Amniotic band syndrome. At age 2 she already started jumping into a pool and by the time she turned 6 she joined a local swimming team for able bodied children. At age nine she joined the Olympics[3] but didn't started competing for it till 2011 when she won gold in 100m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle swimming. At the same Parapan American Games she won the same kind of medal for 400 metres (1,300 ft) freestyle and silver one for 50m freestyle.[2] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m medley, got 4th in 100 metre breaststroke and 5th in 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley.[4] For a time she also held both the American and world records in 100 metre breaststroke and 200 metre individual medley.[2]

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