MEISTER Nora

Date of Birth: 6 Jan 2003

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S6

Place of residence : LENZBURG

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle - S6
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6	3
	Women's 100m Backstroke - S6	8
	Women's 50m Butterfly - S6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	400m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	5:18.94
3	100m Backstroke - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:22.98
9	100m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:15.35
European Championships
1	400m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	5:12.87
1	100m Backstroke - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:21.78
1	400m Freestyle - S7	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:21.20
1	100m Backstroke - S7	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:23.50
2	100m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:15.28
2	100m Freestyle - S7	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:13.83
7	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2020	Funchal, POR	2:11.11

Reading, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Schwimmclub Aarefisch [Aarau, SUI]

Piotr Albinski [club], POL; Dirk Tholking [club]

She took up the sport in 2011 at Aarefisch Swimming Club in Aarau, Switzerland. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018; aarauer-nachrichten.ch, 21 Aug 2018)

She tried several sports, including handcycling and Para tennis, before settling on swimming with the goal of competing at the Paralympic Games. "Since I learnt about the Paralympics, that's always been my goal and I thought it would be most likely that I could achieve this as a swimmer." (aargauersport.ch, 05 Apr 2019; aargauerzeitung.ch, 12 Apr 2020)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (twnews.ch, 16 Jun 2019; lba.azmedien.ch, 30 Apr 2020)

She trains about 20 hours per week, including eight sessions at her club. (twnews.ch, 16 Jun 2019)

Competing at the 2016 European Championships in Funchal, Portugal. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018)

Her family and friends. (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018)

In 2019 she received the Newcomer of the Year award from the Swiss website Aargauersport.ch. (aargauersport.ch, 05 Apr 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S7, SB6, SM7 (IPC, 05 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (swissparalympic.ch, 25 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 14 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
She was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, which causes reduced muscle power in her legs. She also has impaired hearing. "I just can't push myself off powerfully when I jump into the water. I swim without a leg stroke. This means that the strength comes exclusively from the upper body and the arms." (aargauerzeitung.ch, 11 Feb 2020; Athlete, 14 Aug 2018; swissparalympic.ch, 25 Apr 2016)

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, while pools were closed she was forced to focus on fitness training until she was offered the chance to use a small private pool. "I tried to keep as fit as much as possible. I turned my room into a small gym and I tried to maintain stamina on my handcycle. After a while, I was lucky enough to be helped by people who own a private pool. Then I was able to tie myself to the edge with a rubber band and swim on the spot." (nau.ch, 26 Aug 2020)

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Legend

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

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