Gia Pergolini Explained

Gia Pergolini
Disability:Stargardt disease
Disability Class:S13
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Club:Dynamo Swim Club
Coach:Nick Graves
Birth Date:3 February 2004
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gia Pergolini . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617001933/https://www.teamusa.org/usparaswimming/athletes/Gia-Pergolini . dead . June 17, 2021 . teamusa.org . August 26, 2021.
  2. Web site: Para Swimming Nationals: 20 Records on Final Night . swimmingworldmagazine.com . Dan . D'Addona . December 16, 2018 . August 26, 2021.
  3. Web site: Swimming: Gia Pergolini . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . August 26, 2021 . August 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826102739/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1690679-pergolini-gia.htm . dead.
  4. Web site: Coming In Hot, Teenage Swimmer Gia Pergolini Eyes A Podium Spot In 100 Backstroke . . Karen . Price . August 25, 2021 . August 26, 2021.
  5. Web site: Para Swimmers Anastasia Pagonis Gia Pergolini Win Team USAs First Golds In World Record Style . teamusa.org . Katie . Grunik . August 26, 2021 . August 26, 2021.
  6. Web site: U.S. Paralympics Swimming Nominates 25 athletes to World Championship Roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516011227/https://www.teamusa.org/USParaSwimming/Features/2022/April/14/US-Paralympics-Swimming-Nominates-25-athletes-to-World-Championship-Roster . dead . May 16, 2022 . teamusa.org . Kristen . Gowdy . April 14, 2022 . April 14, 2022.
  7. Web site: U.S. Paralympics Swimming Roster Announced for 2024 Paralympic Games . usparaswimming.org . Kristen . Gowdy . June 30, 2024 . June 30, 2024.
  8. Web site: Pergolini Wins First U.S. Gold at Paris 2024 on a Three Medal Day . usparaswimming.org . Julie . Goldsticker . August 30, 2024 . August 30, 2024.

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