Arianna Hunsicker (born 8 August 2003) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S10 class.[1][2]
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| Born | 8 August 2003 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10, SM10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Surrey Knights Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editHunsicker was born with a partial left hand.[3] She first took swimming lessons at age eight and started competitive swimming in 2017.[4] Hunsicker attended Tweedsmuir Secondary School in Surrey.[5] She is pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce at Concordia University.[4]
Career
editHunsicker trained with the Surrey Knights Swim Club. At age 12, she won six gold medals and one silver at the 2016 BC Summer Games.[6]
She won five bronze medals at the 2019 Parapan American Games, her Parapan American Games debut.[7] The medals were in the women's 4x100m medley relay (with Michelle Tovizi, Colleen Cloetta, and Krystal Shaw),[8] 50m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 100m backstroke, and 200m individual medley.
Hunsicker was named Swim BC’s Female Provincial Para Swimmer of the Year in 2020.[3] She will make her Paralympic debut at the Paris 2024 games.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Arianna Hunsicker - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 31 May 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Arianna Hunsicker - Swimming Canada". Swimming Canada. 31 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b Weel, Tricia (2024-05-20). "2 Surrey para swimmers nominated to Team Canada for 2024 Paris Paralympics". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ a b "Arianna Hunsicker". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Zillich, Tom (2020-11-30). "Surrey swimmer aims for Paralympic Games amid COVID-19 challenges at Fleetwood pool". Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Lang, Jennifer (2016-07-27). "Seven medals for Cloverdale's Arianna Hunsicker". Cloverdale Reporter. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Arianna Hunsicker - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 31 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
- ^ "Canadian Parapan Am Team on Day 7: Canada advances to gold medal game in women's wheelchair basketball". paralympic.ca. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ De George, Matthew (2024-05-20). "Canada Nominates 20 Swimmers to 2024 Paralympics". Swimming World News. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
External links
edit- Arianna Hunsicker at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Arianna Hunsicker at the International Paralympic Committee
- Arianna Hunsicker at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)