{"id":576148,"date":"2024-01-17T13:58:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=576148"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:58:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:58:28","slug":"speedo-signs-paralympic-medalist-ahalya-lettenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/speedo-signs-paralympic-medalist-ahalya-lettenberger\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedo Signs Paralympic Medalist Ahalya Lettenberger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speedo Signs Paralympic Medalist Ahalya Lettenberger<\/strong><\/p>\n

American Paralympic silver medalists Ahalya Lettenberger<\/strong> has joined Speedo, the company announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Lettenberger, 22, won silver in the SM7 200 individual medley at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. She\u2019s a three-time World Championship medalist, including silvers in the S7 400 free in 2019 and 2023. She also won the S8 100 backstroke at age 14 at the Parapan American Games in 2015.<\/p>\n

The native of Glyn Ellen, Illinois, was born with Arthrogryposis Amyoplasia, a condition affecting the muscles in her lower body. She started swimming at age 11 as a way to overcome pain from her condition and started competing at age 12. She recently set an American record in the 200 breaststroke.<\/p>\n