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Diane

Barras

Paralympian 2014

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'6"

Age

46

Hometown

Bethel

Education

Mt. Pleasant HS (Wilmington, Del.) ‘97 Ithaca College ‘01, Occupational Therapy

Classification: Guide for Lindsay Ball

Quick Facts

Diane Barras was working at Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation as the head race coach when she first met Lindsay Ball, who was in high school at the time. After coaching Ball and her volunteer guides for a few seasons, Ball needed a guide to go to a camp with her, so Barras volunteered and the pair clicked on the hill and pushed each other to be better. Barras spoke of their relationship by saying, “I think some of her earlier guides were so worried about keeping her safe, that they couldn’t really push her to ski better and faster.”

Barras left her job with the Maine Adaptive skiing program in the fall of 2013, in order to train full-time with Ball.

Connect
Twitter: @DianeBarras

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