Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S11, SB11, SM11
Further personal information
Family
Husband Alexander Reichard
Residence
Stockholm, SWE
Occupation
Student
Languages
English, Swedish
Higher education
Environmental Engineering - KTH Royal Institute of Technology: Stockholm, SWE
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age 11.
Why this sport?
"I have always loved water so it was not that difficult to make me start swimming, even though I said that I would never compete."
International debut
Year
2009
Competing for
Sweden
General interest
Hobbies
Kayaking, sailing. (paralympics.se, 12 Mar 2018)
Awards and honours
She was flag bearer for Sweden at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)
Impairment
She was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes progressive vision loss. (aftonbladet.se, 07 Sep 2016)
Other information
RETIREMENT
In March 2019 she announced on social media that she had decided to retire as an elite athlete. "It's hard to sum up my career so instead I'm going to say thank you to all the friends, family, coaches, sponsors who have believed and supported me. Both in adversity and success you have been there. I will continue to lecture, do sports and forever be a swimmer and a friend." (Twitter profile, 22 Mar 2019; Facebook page, 22 Mar 2019)
In March 2019 she announced on social media that she had decided to retire as an elite athlete. "It's hard to sum up my career so instead I'm going to say thank you to all the friends, family, coaches, sponsors who have believed and supported me. Both in adversity and success you have been there. I will continue to lecture, do sports and forever be a swimmer and a friend." (Twitter profile, 22 Mar 2019; Facebook page, 22 Mar 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final Round | 1 | ||
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 3 | 2012-08-31 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 7 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 1 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-03 | 1 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 3 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-12 | 6 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-13 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-15 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m Butterfly S11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-17 | 1 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-18 | 4 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-13 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-13 | 4 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 3 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-16 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 2 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 1 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-18 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final 1 | 2015-07-19 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Butterfly S13 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S11 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 5 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 2 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-12 | 1 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB11 | Final Round | 2016-09-13 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-15 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 6 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 2 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-16 | 2 |