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Beranbaum

Quick Facts

• Beranbaum began swimming at age 13 in Everett, Washington. She was part of a musical theatre, but grew tired of it and switched to soccer. Her mother thought a fast-moving game with a hard ball was not a good idea, and persuaded her daughter to pursue swimming. She is a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Within her first three years of competitive swimming, she broke U.S. Paralympic records in the 200m free, 50m breast, 200m breast, 100m IM and 200m IM. At the Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games in, Beranbaum won gold in the women’s 200m IM and bronze in the 50m fly. Beranbaum was born with achondroplasia and has spoken at schools to spread awareness of achondroplasia
• Daughter of Michael and Frances
• Has one sister, Elyse
• Her grandmother Rose Levy Beranbaum is an author of cookery books.

Paralympic Experience

• 1-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 9th (50m Butterfly S5 - Women), 10th (200m Individual Medley SM5 - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2013 – 4th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women), 5th (200m Individual Medley SM5 - Women), 7th (50m Butterfly S5 - Women), 9th (100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women, 50m Backstroke S5 - Women)
• Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women 2013; 200m Individual Medley SM5 - Women 2013; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women 2013; 50m Backstroke S5 - Women 2013; 50m Butterfly S5 - Women 2013
• Top finish: 4th – 2013 (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women)