Arianna Hunsicker

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

S10, SB9, SM10

Further personal information

Residence

Montreal, QC, CAN

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

English

Higher education

Finance, Marketing - Concordia University: Montreal, QC, CAN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She first had swimming lessons at age eight and joined her first club at age 12. She began competing in 2017.

Club / Team

Laval University [CAN] / High Performance Centre - Quebec [CAN]:

Name of coach

Mike Thompson [Quebec]

General interest

Nicknames

Ari (Instagram profile, 11 Apr 2022)

Hero / Idol

Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard. (cg2017.gems.pro, 11 Aug 2017)

Awards and honours

In 2020 she was named Female Provincial Para Swimmer of the Year by Swim BC in British Columbia, Canada. (surreynowleader.com, 30 Nov 2020; swimbc.ca, 04 Nov 2020)

Impairment

She was born with a partial left hand. (paralympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; surreynowleader.com, 17 Aug 2017)

Other information

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has volunteered with the Canadian non-profit organisation The War Amps as part of their Child Amputee Program [CHAMP], working as a junior counsellor mentoring young children within the organisation. (surreynowleader.com, 17 Aug 2017)