ParalympianPara Swimming

Zachary Shattuck

Paralympian 2020

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Athlete Bio

Zachary Shattuck swim fast down the swim lane

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Height

4'6"

Birthday

Mar 20, 1996

Hometown

Mt. Airy, MD

Education

Frostburg State University

classification: S6, SB6, SM6

Personal

Swam for four years at Frostburg State University...Additionally, played several sports during his high school career, including soccer, basketball and wrestling...Discovered swimming in 2015 and didn’t begin swimming competitively until college...Has one brother, Casey...His hobbies include kayaking, skiing and hiking.

Paralympic Experience

One-time Paralympian (2020)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (200-meter Individual Medley)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2017 – bronze (34 pt. 4x100-meter medley), 4th (4x100-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke), 8th (50-meter butterfly)
Years of Participation: 2017
Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
Bronze – 2017 (34 pt. 4x100-meter medley)