Allegany-Limestone High School (Allegany, N.Y.) ‘12 DeVry University ’17, Business Management
classification: S13, SB13, SM13
Personal
Ruether got her start in swimming when she attended a swim camp for people with a visual impairment in 2004 when she was at school in Allegany, New York...She is a sprinter and has been in a hurry her whole life, as she was born 16 weeks premature weighing 1lb. 8 oz. and legally blind...Ruether made her senior international debut in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2008...Daughter of Mike and Maureen Ruether...Has one sister, Courtney Harrigan...Enjoys knitting, spending time with friends and she is a Whovian...Her favorite movie is The Imitation Game...Favorite book is “All The Bright Places...Enjoys hockey and can water ski
Paralympic Experience
Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 13th (100-meter butterfly)
Paralympic Games Rio 2016, 8th (100-meter breaststroke)