Education
Whitehall High School (Whitehall, Pa.) ‘98
Classification: S6, SB5, SM6
Quick Facts
- Nir-Kistler originally she chose table tennis as her sport and competed at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. In 2010 she switched to swimming. At age 20 she developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which mainly affects the nerves in her left hand. She was born in Israel but her family moved to Pennsylvania when she was 17. After two years her family moved back to Israel, but she decided to stay and became a U.S. citizen
- Daughter of Eliezer Nir and Nira Nir
- Has three older brothers, Yaron, Tal and Ofer, who all live in Israel
- Married to Fred Kistler
- Hobbies include spending time with family and friends, swimming, table tennis, walking/playing with her dog, Lobo, reading and listening to music.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women), 6th (50m Freestyle S6 - Women), 9th (50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 10th (100m Freestyle S6 - Women), 13th (100m Backstroke S6 - Women)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 13th (Singles Class 5 - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2013 – silver (100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women, 50m Freestyle S6 - Women), bronze (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle S6 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women, 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women)
- Years of participation: 100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women 2013; 100m Freestyle S6 - Women 2013; 200m Individual Medley SM6 - Women 2013; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Women 2013; 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Women 2013; 50m Butterfly S6 - Women 2013; 50m Freestyle S6 - Women 2013
- Medals: 4 (2 silver, 2 bronze)
- Silver – 2013 (100m Breaststroke SB5 - Women, 50m Freestyle S6 - Women)
- Bronze – 2013 (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Women, 50m Butterfly S6 - Women)
