Gia Pergolini
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| Born | February 3, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Stargardt disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nick Graves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gia Pergolini (born February 3, 2004) is an American Paralympic swimmer. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Pergolini made her international debut at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13. She again represented the United States at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she won a silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13.[1] During the 2018 U.S. Paralympics Swimming Para National Championships, she set the American record in the 100 metre backstroke S13 with a time of 1:07.97.[2]
Pergolini, just 17 years old, competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke S13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she set a world record with a time of 1:05.05 in the qualifying heats.[3] She broke the world record again in the finals with a time of 1:04.64, winning the gold medal.[4][5]
On April 14, 2022, Pergolini was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.[6]
On June 30, 2024, Pergolini was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] At the Paralympics she won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke S13, and a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle S13 events. This was Team USA's first gold medal of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gia Pergolini". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ D'Addona, Dan (December 16, 2018). "Para Swimming Nationals: 20 Records on Final Night". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Swimming: Gia Pergolini". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Price, Karen (August 25, 2021). "Coming In Hot, Teenage Swimmer Gia Pergolini Eyes A Podium Spot In 100 Backstroke". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Grunik, Katie (August 26, 2021). "Para Swimmers Anastasia Pagonis Gia Pergolini Win Team USAs First Golds In World Record Style". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (April 14, 2022). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Nominates 25 athletes to World Championship Roster". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (June 30, 2024). "U.S. Paralympics Swimming Roster Announced for 2024 Paralympic Games". usparaswimming.org. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Goldsticker, Julie (August 30, 2024). "Pergolini Wins First U.S. Gold at Paris 2024 on a Three Medal Day". usparaswimming.org. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gia Pergolini at Team USA (archived)
- Gia Pergolini at the International Paralympic Committee
- Gia Pergolini at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Gia Pergolini at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website Archived September 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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