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Para Swimming

Tye Dutcher

Paralympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'10"

Age

28

Hometown

Merced, CA

Education

Auburn Riverside High School (Auburn, Wash.) ‘15 DeVry University ’19, Business Management and Entrepreneurship

classification: S10, SB9, SM10

Personal
Dutcher has jettisoned himself onto the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team after phenomenal performance at the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials, having entered the meet as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Emerging Team....Son of David and Kimberly Dutcher…Has four siblings, Kyle, Chad, Trey and Brooke…Interests include public speaking, hanging out with friends, hiking, gaming and serving in the community…Keeps his mood light by playing pranks on people with his prosthetic.
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 6th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 10th (100m Backstroke S10 - Men), 16th (100m Freestyle S10 - Men), 17th (50m Freestyle S10 - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – bronze (100m Backstroke S10 - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men), 4th (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men), 5th (50m Freestyle S10 - Men), 6th (100m Butterfly S10 - Men, 100m Freestyle S10 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S10 - Men 2017; 100m Butterfly S10 - Men 2017; 100m Freestyle S10 - Men 2017; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Men 2017; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men 2017; 50m Freestyle S10 - Men 2017
  • Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2017 (100m Backstroke S10 - Men, 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Men)

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