Maja Reichard (born 27 May 1991) is a Swedish

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She has a visual impairment caused by

retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision. Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visual field). As peripheral vision worsens, people may ...

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 The 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and lasted from 14 to 21 August. Venue ...

in the 100 m breaststroke. She entered four events at the

2012 Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Game ...

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. (search for "Maja Reichard") She also won a bronze in 100 m backstroke at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in Rio de Janeiro.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reichard, Maja 1991 births Living people Swedish female backstroke swimmers Swedish female breaststroke swimmers Swedish female freestyle swimmers Swedish female butterfly swimmers Swedish female medley swimmers S11-classified para swimmers Paralympic swimmers with a vision impairment Paralympic swimmers for Sweden Paralympic gold medalists for Sweden Paralympic silver medalists for Sweden Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships People from Nacka Municipality KTH Royal Institute of Technology alumni Sportspeople from Stockholm County 21st-century Swedish women Swedish blind people