Travis Mohr
White Hall, PA
Swimming

Travis began swimming at the age of 5 at when his brother Chad, who was taking swimming lessons. Travis was born missing his femur bones in both legs. He swam throughout elementary, junior high, and high school. In high school, he made the district championship meet.

At the age of 15 he began to compete in disability-specific settings. His first stop was the 1996 U.S. Paralympic Games in Atlanta (at the age of 15). Being 15, he was the youngest male swimmer on the team. My best finish was 4th in the 100m Backstroke. In 1998 he competed in the IPC World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. There he finished 2nd in the 200m IM, 3rd in the 100m Back, and 3rd in the 100m Breast.

Travis again made the U.S. Paralympic Team in 2000 for Sydney. In Sydney he won gold in the 100m Breast and bronze in the 100m Back. At the 2002 IPC World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina, he won gold in the 100m Breast and 100m Back. At the 'Last Chance' meet in Indianapolis at the end of November 2003, he broke the 100m Breaststroke World record (SB6 classification). It was an eleven-year-old record at the time. Then at the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials he re-broke the record on April 23rd, 2004.

I graduated from Drexel University with a degree in Civil Engineering on June 12th, 2004. At graduation I was presented the Presidential Medal. It is the highest award given at Drexel for those who have made an impact on the community. Past recipients were

President Clinton, the President of China, and Nobel Prize Winners. Prior to my graduation, in 2003, Travis received U.S. Swimming's Adapted Swimmer of the Year Award (Trisha L. Zorn Award). This past year he was nominated for ESPN ESPY Award for 'Best Athlete with a Disability'. He has been busy training for the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.