Travis Mohr
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Northampton, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 3 in (130 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Travis Mohr (born May 1, 1981) is a former world record setting Paralympic swimmer and civil engineer.
Born without femurs in both of his legs, Mohr began swimming lessons at the age of 5.[1] Mohr went on to compete in the 1996 Summer Paralympics at the age of 15.[2] Though he did not medal, Mohr continued competing and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games where he won a bronze and gold medal in his classification.
In 2002 at the IPC World Championships he won two more gold medals. At the Canadian Open in 2003 he set three new world records: the 100m freestyle, the 200m individual medley and the 100m breaststroke.[2] He broke his own 100m breaststroke record later that year at the Last Chance Meet in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]
In 2004 Mohr broke his own record for the second time at the Paralympic swim trials in Minnesota and set a new world record in the 50m breaststroke.[3]
Mohr went on to win a gold and silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[4] Mohr broke his world record again for the 50m breaststroke.[3]
Mohr graduated from Drexel University in 2004 with a degree in civil engineering.[5]
In 2003 and 2004 Mohr was the recipient of the USA Swimming Trischa L. Zorn Award.
Mohr was nominated in 2004 for an ESPY Award for Best Athlete with a Disability.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Usher, Nikki (January 25, 2005). "Paralympic champion honored". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D03.
- ^ a b c "Profile of a Paralympian: Travis Mohr". ABILITY Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ a b "Swimming (Long Course) - World Records - Men's 50 m Breaststroke". IPC Swimming. February 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ Williams, Andre D. (September 23, 2004). "Mohr Takes Gold in Athens". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dougherty, Tim (June 25, 2004). "Swimmer Mohr nominated for ESPY". The Triangle. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2009.