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Hannah Sloan, a current high school senior from Westminster, Maryland, has committed to swim for Division I Mount St. Mary’s University. Sloan will graduate from Winter Mills High School in spring 2020 and join the Mountaineers’ class of 2024.
Sloan is a current swimmer for Merritt Athletic Swimming. Sloan told SwimSwam that she was a twinless-twin born prematurely with ataxic cerebral palsy. She began swimming competitively to aid in her physical therapy when she was 14 years old.
Her first para meet was in Cincinnati in 2018. At that meet, she took home four wins. Later that year at the 2018 Paralympic National Para Swimming Championships, she placed 2nd in the 200 backstroke.
“Being involved in the Paralympic movement has given me a new level of confidence both in and out of the pool and taught me to be grateful for what I have and to never give up on my dreams. I cannot imagine anything more fulfilling than to be able to pass this on to the next generation of para-athletes,” Sloan said.
Her first international meet came in 2019 when she qualified for Indianapolis World Series Para Meet. She is now training in hopes of swimming at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
“I am very excited to announce I have signed my national letter of intent to continue my academic and athletic career at Mount St. Mary’s University. I would like to thank my parents and coaches for helping me through this exciting process. The Mount has a beautiful campus, warm and welcoming community and small personal classes. The coaching staff have committed to training me for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. I can’t wait to be apart of this wonderful team. GO MOUNT!”
Best SCY Times:
- 50 freestyle – 32.74
- 100 freestyle – 1:13.77
- 100 backstroke – 1:22.55
- 200 backstroke – 3:00.29
This year at the NEC Championships, the Mountaineers placed 8th as a team.
Sloan will begin her swimming career at Mount St. Mary’s University fall 2020.
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