Skylar Meilin Dahl (born June 1, 2003) is an American pararower. She represented the United States at the

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Early life and education

Dahl was born to Andy and Kari Dahl. Her father played

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and

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. She was born with bilateral

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. She attended Centennial High School in

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. She started rowing her freshman year of high school after an injury to her foot ended her basketball career. She rowed at the Twin Cities Youth Center for three years. She attends the

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and is majoring in psychology.

Career

Dahl made her international debut for the United States at the

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and won a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed coxed four event with a time of 7:25.01. On January 17, 2024, she was selected to represent the United States at the

. She won a silver medal in the mixed coxed four event.

References

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