Luba Lowery
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| Born | Russia | ||||||||
| Education | Gould Academy | ||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Disability | Proximal femoral focal deficiency | ||||||||
| Event(s) | Slalom skiing giant slalom Open water swimming | ||||||||
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Luba Lowery is a Russian-born American paralympic athlete. Lowery represented the United States in the 2010 Paralympic Games. Lowery has been involved in both competitive skiing and swimming.
Biography
Lowery was born in Russia and was adopted when she was four years old.[1] She grew up in Cumberland, Maine.[1] When she was eight years old, because of a congenital bone defect, Proximal Focal Femoral Disorder (PFFD), her right leg was amputated.[1][2] Lowery attended Gould Academy.[3]
Lowery represented the United States in the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.[4] She took seventh place in the slalom and ninth place in the giant slalom.[2]
Lowery's first open-water swimming race took place in 2015, where she came in 42nd in women's times and 118th overall.[1] In October 2015, she was inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Swasey, John (July 18, 2015). "Scott Yeomans wins Peaks to Portland for fifth straight year". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Luba Lowery". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Reflecting on the Shared Wisdom of Alumni Weekend – Gould Academy". Gould Academy. September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Living their dreams in Vancouver". Portland Press Herald. March 20, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Maine Adaptive Race Coach, Board Member and US Paralympian, Luba Lowery, to be inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame". Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation. Retrieved September 12, 2017.