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Cailin Currie
Para Swimming

Cailin

Currie

Paralympian 2016, 2020

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7"

Age

26

Hometown

Salem, MA

Education

Essex Technical High School (Hathorne, Mass.) ‘17 Merrimack College ‘21, Early Childhood Education

Classification: S13, SB13, SM13

Quick Facts
  • Currie made her way to the pool after a recommendation from a physical therapist and encouragement from her family
  • She has aniridia, a visual impairment caused by the absence of the irises and is legally blind
  • While she first got in the pool at age six months, she began training at age nine
  • After making her senior international debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, Currie has been a staple of U.S. Paralympic Swimming
  • Interests include kayaking, cooking and biking
  • If she had a superpower, it would be to fly
  • Favorite song is “7 Years”
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (400m Freestyle S13 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), 10th (400m Freestyle S13 - Women), 12th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 15th (100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2015 – 8th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 9th (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), 10th (100m Freestyle S13 - Women), 11th (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women)
  • Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S13 - Women 2015; 100m Butterfly S13 - Women 2013, 2015; 100m Freestyle S13 - Women 2015; 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women 2013, 2015; 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women 2013; 400m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013
  • Top finish: 4th – 2013 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 2013 (400m Freestyle S13 - Women)

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