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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 12, 2003 [1] Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Poland syndrome | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10, SB9, SM10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaseen El-Demerdash (born September 12, 2003) is an American Paralympic swimmer. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
El-Demerdash attended Blue Valley Southwest High School where was a high school All-American in the 100 breaststroke, was named the Kansas City Star Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021 and, having skipped a grade, graduated high school at 17. [2] [3] He currently is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Kansas. [4]
On September 25, 2023, El-Demerdash was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2023 Parapan American Games. [5] At the Parapan American Games he won a gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke, silver medals in 100 meter freestyle and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 50 meter freestyle S10 event. [6]
On June 30, 2024, El-Demerdash was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [7]
El-Demerdash was born to Dina Massoud and Aref El-Demerdash and has three siblings, Maraym, Yusuf and Adam. He was born with Poland syndrome, which stunted the development of his right hand and arm and left him without a right pectoral muscle. [8] [9]
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