﻿{"id":641249,"date":"2026-04-08T22:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=641249"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:40:43","slug":"passages-hannah-nelson-member-of-u-s-paraswimming-national-team-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-hannah-nelson-member-of-u-s-paraswimming-national-team-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Passages: Hannah Nelson, Member of U.S. Paraswimming National Team, 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Passages: Hannah Nelson, Member of U.S. Paraswimming National Team, 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Nelson,<\/strong> who represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, died on April 5. She was 23 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson was a swimmer at Ave Maria University in Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/avemariagyrenes.com\/news\/2026\/4\/8\/swimming-and-diving-amu-mourns-passing-of-swimmer-hannah-nelson.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which confirmed in a statement<\/a> that she died after a catastrophic brain bleed suffered on Saturday. USA Para Swimming shared a memorial post of Nelson on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW2LQhAmaZS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW2LQhAmaZS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by U.S. Paralympics Swimming (@usparaswimming)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nelson was a sophomore member of the of the NAIA program\u2019s swim team, having set the school record in the women\u2019s 1,650 freestyle. A native of Yankton, South Dakota, she transferred in from Augustana University.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson suffered a left leg amputation after a bout with bone cancer at age 11. She got into paraswimming after watching <strong>Jessica Long<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usparaswimming.org\/news\/2023\/july\/24\/following-her-role-model-hannah-nelson-is-primed-for-her-world-championships-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compete at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio<\/a>, then progressed to become a teammate of Long\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>After a breakout 2023 season, she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-to-send-team-of-22-to-2023-para-world-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">named to the U.S. team for that year\u2019s<\/a> World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester. An S10 swimmer, she finished seventh in the 400 free.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hannah was the definition of a true leader for our team, both in and out of the pool,&#8221; Ave Maria head coach <strong>Giordan Harris<\/strong> said in the university statement. &#8220;Between her collegiate and paralympic careers, her story impacted a lot of people well beyond our campus. Hannah was joyful, bright and genuinely happy to be at Ave Maria. We are going to miss her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nelson did not take part in U.S. Paralympic Team Trials for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hannah was able to brighten any practice or lift with just her presence and colorful array of orange suits,&#8221; college teammate <strong>Maeve O&#8217;Brien.<\/strong> &#8220;Her joyful attitude, humble heart and gentle disposition allowed her to smile during the toughest sets and uplift her teammates both in and out of the pool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hannah&#8217;s presence on the team was one of joyful strength,&#8221; said teammate <strong>Clare Tamisiea.<\/strong> &#8220;Personally, she was like an encouraging sister to me, someone who I always looked up to and hoped I could be like one day. She inspired everyone around her to become the best version of themselves by her good example. She was so loved and will always have a special place on this team and in our hearts.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passages: Hannah Nelson, Member of U.S. Paraswimming National Team, 23 Hannah Nelson, who represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, died on April 5. 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