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Para Swimming

Gia Pergolini

Paralympian 2020, 2024

Gia Pergolini
  • 2

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Gia Pergolini smiles from the podium with medal in her hand

Height

5'6"

Age

21

Hometown

Atlanta, GA

Education

St. Francis High School

classification: S13, SB13, SM13

Personal
  • Pergolini began swimming in 2008 at age four and started competing competitively at age five
  • Growing up, she played lacrosse, soccer and gymnastics, but swimming was her passion
  • When she was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, she decided to focus on swimming
  • In 2017, Pergolini set multiple records, including the American and Pan Am record in the S13 100-meter backstroke at the 2017 U.S. Paralympics Swimming World Championships Trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Daughter of Bill and Alice Pergolini
  • Has two brothers, Matthew and David
  • Hobbies include hanging out with her friends, baking and listening to Ariana Grande.
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), silver (50m Freestyle S13 - Women), 12th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (100m Backstroke S13 - Women), 5th (100m Butterfly S13 - Women), 9th (50m Freestyle S13 - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2022 – gold (100m Backstroke S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S13 - Women), silver (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 50m Freestyle S13 - Women), bronze (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women)
  • Years of participation: 100m Backstroke S13 - Women 2017, 2019, 2022; 100m Butterfly S13 - Women 2017, 2019, 2022; 100m Freestyle S13 - Women 2019, 2022; 200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women 2019, 2022; 50m Freestyle S13 - Women 2019, 2022; 100m Breaststroke SB13 - Women 2017
  • Medals: 7 (2 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2022 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women, 100m Freestyle S13 - Women)
    • Silver – 2022 (100m Butterfly S13 - Women, 50m Freestyle S13 - Women); 2019 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women); 2017 (100m Backstroke S13 - Women)
    • Bronze – 2022 (200m Individual Medley SM13 - Women)

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