ParalympianPara Swimming

Hallie Anderson

news from athlete's sport

Para Swimming's Jamal Hill: How I Embraced My Disability And Became A Paralympic Medal Swimmer
My journey to becoming a Paralympic athlete started with a secret — a secret I carried for more than a decade. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a hereditary neurological condition that affects my peripheral nerves, maki...
Nov 24, 2023
I Hope My Story Can Inspire Someone The Way Other Paralympians Have Inspired Me
I was eight years old when I heard of the Paralympics for the first time. I was competing at a swim meet when a few officials came over after my race to ask me if I participated in adaptive sports. I had no idea what the Paralympics were. So, I went ho...
Aug 31, 2023

Athlete Bio

Height

5'2"

Hometown

O'Fallon, MO

Education

Liberty High School (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) ‘20

classification: S9/SB9/SM9

Personal

Began swimming at age 4 and quickly began competing. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta, which limits the range of motion in her lower limbs. Hallie says she enjoys the way it feels when she swims and that nothing is holding her back…Daughter of Tim and Heather Anderson…Hobbies include reading and learning…Favorite subjects are math and science.

Career Highlights

2019 World Para Swimming World Series Indianapolis, 5th (100 breaststroke)
2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, 2nd (100 butterfly), 3rd (50 freestyle, 200 IM)