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Swimmers who are in this class use a wheelchair in daily life. Izhak Mamistvalov (2-1-1) 50 metre freestyle 50 metre backstroke 100 metre freestyle S2/SB2: Swimmers in this sport class mainly rely on their arms for swimming. Their hand, trunk and leg function is limited due to tetraplegia or other co-ordination problems Jim Anderson (6-9-2)
Rudy Garcia-Tolson (born September 14, 1988) [1] is a Paralympic swimmer, runner and triathlete from the USA.. He was born with popliteal pterygium syndrome, resulting in a club foot, webbed fingers on both hands, a cleft lip and palate and the inability to straighten his legs.
This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more Paralympic gold medals. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
Long before the Paralympic Games, American gymnast George Eyser, who had a wooden leg, competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics, and won three gold medals, two silver and a bronze, including a gold in the vault, an event which then included a jump over a long horse without aid of a springboard. There have also been other amputee medallists at the ...
Jessica Tatiana Long PLY (born February 29, 1992) is a Russian-born American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events.
Trischa Zorn (born June 1, 1964, in Orange, California) [1] is an American Paralympic swimmer. Blind from birth, she competed in Paralympic swimming (S12, SB12, and SM12 disability categories). [ 1 ] She is the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games , having won 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze), [ 2 ] and was ...
Keane was born with an undeveloped left arm and competes as an amputee.She is a student at Dublin Institute of Technology. [4] [5]In June 2017 she was honoured by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, with a Lord Mayor's Award, which is awarded 'to citizens who, through their ordinary everyday lives, enrich this city in an extraordinary way'.
On March 12, 2023, at the Citi Para Swimming World Series, Raleigh Crossley set a world record in the 50 metre backstroke S9 event with a time of 32.01. [5] They then represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, where they won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke S9 event.