KRUGER Lisa

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 08 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (lisakruger.nl, 15 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (lisakruger.nl, 15 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2006 she broke her left arm after falling off a wall, resulting in a condition known as Madelung's deformity [MD]. Her left arm is seven centimetres shorter than her right arm. She also has 70% less power and impaired range of motion in her left wrist and lower arm. She has a surgery scar on the arm. "The doctors put this device inside my wrist in an attempt to enlarge my bone. Adjusting the device was painful. In the end, the surgery and the device didn't change much to my condition. But this device has been a part of me and it left a huge scar, a scar that I wear with pride every day because it tells my story and made me who I am." (lisakruger.nl, 15 Sep 2019; TEDx Talks YouTube channel, 21 Nov 2017; Instagram profile, 01 Aug 2019)

General
JAPANESE TATTOO
In December 2019 she got the Japanese character for 'water' tattooed on the back of her neck. "I decided to get 'water' tattooed on my back in the language of the country that will host the Paralympic Games that initially made me take swimming seriously, and the country I love most - Japan. Because of this element, water, I have a dream, a purpose in life and a hobby that turned into a job. I'm concluding the 2010s with a tattoo that captures the whole decade for me. I started swimming in 2011 and started Para swimming in 2012. Back then my goal was to reach the Tokyo Paralympics, but things went quicker than expected. I started swimming in 2011, became Paralympic champion in 2016, and ended the decade by becoming world champion in 2019. Now I'm ready for the 2020s." (Instagram profile, 24 Dec 2019; Twitter profile, 24 Dec 2019)

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
In mid-2019 she graduated from high school. She said she was relieved that it was finally over given the final year had taken her twice as long as the average student due to her swimming commitments. "I'm glad to announce that I graduated from high school. I separated my last year into two years because of my swimming career, and after a successful first year, I can now finally pick up my diploma." (Instagram profile, 04 Jul 2019)