Michaela Kretzen

Type of Impairment

Intellectual impairment

Classification

S14, SB14, SM14

Residence

Somerset West, RSA

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Afrikaans, English

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began swimming in 2012 at Alta du Toit school in Cape Town, South Africa.

Club / Team

Aqua Sharks Academy: Strand, RSA

Name of coach

Leal de Kock [club]; Theo Verster [national]; Sibani Makhanya [national]

Awards and honours

In 2015 she was named Junior Swimmer of the Year and Junior Sportswoman of the Year in Boland, South Africa. (Facebook page, 26 Sep 2017)

Biography