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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.
Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics. This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals.
2005: Five gold medals, bronze medal, two world records, and named Swimmer of the Meet – 2005 U.S. Paralympics Open Swimming Championships, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2006: Two world records (100m butterfly, 200m individual medley) – Blaze Sports Georgia Open, Atlanta, Georgia; 2006: U.S. Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Month ...
Published in July 2015, Little Miss Jessica Goes to School is a children's book written by Smith as a resource for children with a hand or arm difference. [ 3 ] Awards
The light-hearted pre-race singing and dancing worked out for Pergolini, who earned the first American gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics with a time of 1:04.93 — just short of her world record ...
Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE (born 11 November 1994 [2]) is a British retired Paralympian swimmer who competed in S6 events. She came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals for Great Britain. She was the youngest member of the team, at the age of 13.
Gunnarsson, 24, competed at his second Paralympic Games this month in Paris, where he qualified for the 100-meter backstroke final and finished in seventh place.