Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S5, SB4, SM5
Further personal information
Residence
Potchefstroom, RSA
Occupation
Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Student
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Higher education
Human Movement Studies, Psychology - North-West University: Potchefstroom, RSA
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in 2001 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Why this sport?
"I have always liked being in the water and I wanted to do something new and exciting."
Club / Team
St Andrews Dragons: Johannesburg, RSA
Name of coach
Marike van Oort [club], from 2013
International debut
Year
2007
General interest
Nicknames
Nemo (heslopsports.co.za, 15 Aug 2015)
Hobbies
Watching rugby, spending time with friends. (heslopsports.co.za, 15 Aug 2015)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver and bronze medals at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena, CA, United States of America. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
South African para-swimmer Natalie du Toit. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Always have faith." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Ambitions
To have a career in biokinetics. (heslopsports.co.za, 15 Aug 2015)
Impairment
Her mother developed German measles while she was pregnant. As a result, Visser was born without a right leg and missing both arms below the elbow. (northcliffmelvilletimes.co.za, 26 Oct 2014)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 7 | ||
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 | Heat 2 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-12 | 9 | |
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 8 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-18 | 10 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 11 | |
Women's 50 m Butterfly S5 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-16 | 9 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 12 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 9 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 13 |