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Ahalya Lettenberger

Paralympian 2020

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Athlete Bio

Height

4'9"

Birthday

Mar 19, 2001

Hometown

Glen Ellyn, IL

Education

Rice University

classification: S7

Personal

Born with arthrogryposis amyoplasia, a muscular skeletal disorder that affects her lower limbs
Always participated in a variety of sports and began swimming at age 11 to combat chronic hip pain due to her bilateral hip dysplasia
At age 12, she competed in her first Para swimming event, the GTAC Disability Open and less than a year later she was named to the U.S. emerging team roster
Swims at the NCAA Division I level at Rice University in Houston
Hobbies include cooking, baking, movies, reading, spending time with friends and family
Daughter to Tom and Anna
Has two siblings Alex and Charlie
Has a black lab named Rocky

Paralympic Experience

One-time Paralympian; one-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (200m individual medley)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2023 – silver (400m freestyle), 4th (200m individual medley)
Years of participation: 2019, 2022, 2023
Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2023 (400m freestyle); 2019 (400m freestyle)
- Bronze - 2022 (400m freestyle)