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Martha Ruether
Para Swimming

Martha

Ruether

Paralympian 2016, 2020

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'10"

Age

30

Hometown

Allegany, NY

Education

Allegany-Limestone High School (Allegany, N.Y.) ‘12 DeVry University ’17, Business Management

Classification: S13, SB13, SM13

Quick Facts
  • 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
  • 2-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 13th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 15th (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women, 50m Freestyle S13 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 8th (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women), 10th (100m Freestyle S13 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women), 12th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women), 14th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 4th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women), 5th (100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women), 8th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 12th (100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
  • Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2019; 100m Butterfly S13 - Women 2019; 100m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2019; 50m Freestyle S13 - Women 2013, 2015, 2019; 100m Backstroke S13 - Women 2013, 2015; 400m Freestyle S13 - Women 2015
  • Top finish: 4th – 2019 (50m Freestyle S13 - Women)

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