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She retained her Paralympic gold medals in women's 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley events at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Despite the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), she continued to participate in swimming and claimed four silver medals and a solitary bronze in the next two Paralympic Games in 2000 and 2004 before ...
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.
Teresa Perales Fernández [1] (born 29 December 1975) is an S2 classified Spanish swimmer, politician and motivational speaker who has won a total of 28 Paralympic medals at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. She is the most decorated Spanish Paralympian in history, and holds the current Paralympic record in ...
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 ...
Swimmers have a significant loss of power or control in legs, arms and hands. Some athletes may also have limited trunk control. This could be caused by tetraplegia, polio or similar disabilities. [3] 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
Swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley achieved the feat in her first Paralympics race ever. ... American Christie Raleigh Crossley breaks the world record in the women's 50m free S9 with a time of 27.28.
Women's paralympic swimming; ... Winnett represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games where she was the most decorated U.S. athlete at the games ...
Christopher Holmes (6–1–0) Swimming Trischa Zorn (10–0–0) Swimming 1996: winners: table: Atlanta, United States 518 518 517 542 1577 Duane Kale (4–1–1) Swimming Priya Cooper (5–1–1) Swimming 2000: winners: table: Sydney, Australia: 550 550 549 558 1657 Mayumi Narita (6–1–0) Swimming