Education
Gustavus Adolphus College
Classification: S10/SB9/SM10
Quick Facts
Personal: Anna Eames was born with fibular hemimelia, which caused her right fibula to be shorter than her left. She originally began
swimming because it was one of the only sports she could do that didn't cause her pain. However, along with being a pain-free sport, Eames has turned her passion for Swimming into a lifelong one. She majored in biology at Gustavus Adolphus College, where she swam for the Division III school and has competed at two Paralympic Games, where she has earned a total of three medals.
Career Highlights
- 2014: Spring Nationals/CanAms, silver (100m freestyle, 50m freestyle)
- 2012: MIAC, 4th place, 1650 yard freestyle
- 2011: Para PanPac Games, silver (100m butterfly), gold (4x100 medley relay)
- served as team captain
- 2010: World Championships, bronze (100m butterfly)
- 2006: World Championships, gold (100m butterfly), silver (400m freestyle), bronze (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle)
- Three-time MIAC All Conference Academic
- Three-time Scholastic All American
- Paralympic Experience: 2012 Paralympic Games, silver (4x100m freestyle relay)
- Paralympic Experience: 2008 Paralympic Games, gold (100m butterfly), bronze (100m freestyle)
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, silver (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women), 6th (100m Butterfly S10 - Women, 100m Freestyle S10 - Women), 8th (50m Freestyle S10 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (100m Butterfly S10 - Women), bronze (100m Freestyle S10 - Women), 4th (400m Freestyle S10 - Women, 50m Freestyle S10 - Women), 5th (200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2010 – gold (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women), bronze (100m Butterfly S10 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S10 - Women, 50m Freestyle S10 - Women), 9th (200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Butterfly S10 - Women 2006, 2010; 100m Freestyle S10 - Women 2006, 2010; 200m Individual Medley SM10 - Women 2010; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2010; 50m Freestyle S10 - Women 2006, 2010; 100m Backstroke S10 - Women 2006; 400m Freestyle S10 - Women 2006
- Medals: 6 (2 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2010 (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women); 2006 (100m Butterfly S10 - Women)
- Silver – 2006 (400m Freestyle S10 - Women)
- Bronze – 2010 (100m Butterfly S10 - Women); 2006 (100m Freestyle S10 - Women, 50m Freestyle S10 - Women)
