SMITH Hallie

United States of America

Date of Birth: 18 Apr 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PR1

Place of birth: WASHINGTON, DC

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : BOSTON, MA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Heat 1 #1	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Repechage 1 #9	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Final B #17	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	11:17.56
6	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2019	Linz, AUT	11:12.92
6	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	12:50.70

Comic books, baking, cooking, watching ice hockey. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021; usrowing.org, 01 Jan 2019)

Occupation:

Psychology - Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Sign Language - American

Community Rowing, Inc [Boston, MA, USA]

Jenny Sichel, USA

She took up Para rowing in 2016, at age 22, at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC, United States of America. (p2p.idonate.com, 13 Jul 2018; Facebook page, 14 Jun 2019; usrowing.org, 01 Jan 2019; Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

She was introduced to the sport by a coach at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC, United States of America. "I found rowing through the rehabilitation hospital I did exercise classes at. The crew team associated with the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital had ergs [indoor rowing machines] set up at all of these classes. After erging once, I was hooked." (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2019; usrowing.org, 01 Jan 2019, 16 Feb 2018)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Outside of sport she would like to become a nurse. (Facebook page, 14 Jun 2019; Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Winning a bronze medal in the women's PR1 single sculls at the 2018 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. (usrowing.org, 16 Feb 2018)

She always wears United States of America themed socks and underwear. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." [Muhammad Ali] (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
PR1 (worldrowing.com, 10 May 2021)

Impairment Details
She is paralysed from the ribs down as a result of hereditary spastic paraplegia. The condition began to impair her ability to walk in her late-teens and she sustained her first seizure during her junior year at Smith College. She became fully paralysed from the ribs down at age 21. (p2p.idonate.com, 13 Jul 2018; Facebook page, 14 Jun 2019)

General
OCCUPATION
She has worked part-time as a unit secretary at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, MA, United States of America. She has also worked as a coach and intake specialist at Community Rowing, Inc, a rowing club in Boston, MA, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Feb 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She served as an accredited veterans service representative at the Blinded Veterans Association in United States of America between November 2016 and February 2018. "I work in the field service office of the Blinded Veterans Association, where I assist veterans with writing and filing VA claims for compensation and pension." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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