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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Overland Park, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Poland syndrome | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S10, SB9, SM10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yaseen El-Demerdash is an American Paralympic swimmer. He will represent 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. [1] He currently is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Kansas. [2]
On September 25, 2023, El-Demerdash was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2023 Parapan American Games. [3] 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. [4]
On June 30, 2024, Wilkerson was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [5]
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. [6] [7]