Kaitlyn Verfuerth

Kaitlyn Louise Verfeurth (born 12 August 1985) is a paracanoe athlete.

She is a former American wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events.

[1][2] Verfuerth sustained an L2 incomplete spinal cord injury aged seven when she was involved in a car accident in 1993.

She spent 96 days hospitalised in Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and then two months of bed rest.

She retired after 2016 Paralympic Games due to the travel demand for tennis players.