Cortney

Jordan

Quick Facts

• Jordan took up swimming in 1998 at age seven. She has paralysis in the left side of her body due to cerebral palsy. Before each race, she visualizes how she want the race to go and practices positive thinking. When she is in the ready room, she listens to Blink-182 and has listened to them in the ready room since the beginning of her Paralympic career. She was named a team captain in 2012, 2014 and 2015
• Daughter of Dirk Jordan and Nancy Jordan, has one sister, Mikaela
• Hobbies include cooking, volunteering, reading and writing
• Substitute teacher for Howard County Public Schools.

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian; 12-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women, 50m Butterfly S7 - Women), bronze (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), 4th (50m Freestyle S7 - Women), 7th (100m Backstroke S7 - Women)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, silver (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women), bronze (100m Backstroke S7 - Women), 4th (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), 9th (100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women)
• Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (50m Freestyle S7 - Women), silver (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women), bronze (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), 4th (100m Backstroke S7 - Women), 10th (50m Butterfly S7 - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – gold (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women), silver (50m Butterfly S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women), bronze (100m Backstroke S7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women), 6th (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed)
• Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S7 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015; 100m Freestyle S7 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015; 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women 2010, 2013, 2015; 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2015; 400m Freestyle S7 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015; 50m Butterfly S7 - Women 2015; 50m Freestyle S7 - Women 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women 2013; 4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women 2010, 2013; 100m Breaststroke SB7 - Women 2010; 100m Backstroke S7 SC - Women 2009; 100m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009; 200m Individual Medley SM7 SC - Women 2009; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points SC - Women 2009; 400m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009; 50m Freestyle S7 SC - Women 2009
• Medals: 26 (6 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze)
• Gold – 2015 (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2013 (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2010 (4 x 100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Women)
• Silver – 2015 (50m Butterfly S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2013 (100m Backstroke S7 - Women); 2010 (50m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2009 (100m Backstroke S7 SC - Women, 100m Freestyle S7 SC - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 SC - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points SC - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 SC - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 SC - Women)
• Bronze – 2015 (100m Backstroke S7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women); 2013 (200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points - Women); 2010 (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 200m Individual Medley SM7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women); 2006 (100m Freestyle S7 - Women, 400m Freestyle S7 - Women, 50m Freestyle S7 - Women)