Krystal Shaw
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FullnameKrystal Leesa Shaw
Born14 February 1994
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
HometownVancouver, British Columbia
Height1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
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| Full name | Krystal Leesa Shaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1994 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Vancouver, British Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Arthrogryposis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Flatland Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michel Berube Jeff Toth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Krystal Leesa Shaw (born 14 February 1994) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.[1]
When she was born, she was diagnosed with arthrogryposis and was born with club feet, a dislocated hip and underdeveloped legs. She also had gastroschisis and doctors thought that she would never walk however she did manage to walk after having pins in her leg and a metal frame for six months when she was five years old, after many surgeries she took her first steps aged six years old.[2]