Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Nacka, Sweden | 27 May 1991
Sport | |
Country | Sweden |
Sport | Para swimming |
Disability class | S11, SB11, SM11 |
Medal record | |
Updated on 31 May 2016 |
Maja Reichard (born 27 May 1991) is a Swedish swimmer. She has a visual impairment caused by retinitis pigmentosa and competes in the S11 disability class. She's the reigning paralympic champion in 100 m breaststroke.
Reichard won a gold medal at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in the 100 m breaststroke. She entered four events at the 2012 Paralympics and came first in the 100 m breaststroke. She gained four medals, including one gold, at the 2013 World Championships and a further four at the 2014 European Championships.[1] She also won a bronze in 100 m backstroke at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.